Mirza Fakhrul’s bail hearing on Sunday

The hearing on a rule issued by the High Court asking to explain why BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir should not be granted bail in a case filed over the attack on Chief Justice’s residence will be held on Sunday.

An HC bench of Justice Md Salim and Justice Shahed Nuruddin passed the order on Thursday.

Earlier on December 7, the same HC bench refused to grant him bail but issued a rule asking the state to explain in seven days why Fakhrul should not be granted bail in the case.

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Fakhrul from his Gulshan residence on October 29. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shafi Uddin sent him to jail in the case. 

BNP men on October 28 allegedly attacked the residence of the chief justice, breaking down one of the gates. They hurled brickbats towards the main building indiscriminately.

Police filed the case with Ramna Police Station against 59 leaders and activists of BNP including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul, standing committee member Mirza Abbas, Vice-chairman Barkat Ullah Bulu, Abdul Awal Mintoo and Shamsuzzaman Dudu.