HC grants 6-month bail to CU teacher

The High Court (HC) has granted interim bail for six months to Assistant Professor of Sociology department of Chittagong University (CU) Maidul Islam in a case filed under ICT act on charge of making derogatory comment regarding the prime minister on Facebook.

The bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md. Mostafizur Rahman passed the order on Tuesday. 

On 24 September, Maidul Islam was sent to jail in the case filed by former BCL leader and CU student Md Iftekhar Uddin Ayaz with Hathazari Police Station under ICT Act on 24 July.

CU authorities suspended Maidul Islam on 25 September in this connection.

On 15 July, Maidul Islam had to leave the campus along with his family following continuous threat reportedly from BCL activists over his Facebook post in support of the quota reform movement.