HC grants bail to main accused Mahmudul

The High Court has granted ad-interim bail for six months to expelled-UP Chairman Mahmudul Alam Babu in Jamalpur's journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim murder case.

The HC bench of Justice Md Jahangir Hossain and Justice Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhury passed the order on Monday after hearing a petition filed by Mahmudul seeking bail in the case.

Nadim, who was the Jamalpur District Correspondent of Banglanews24.com and also the Bakshiganj Upazila Correspondent of Ekattor TV, died on June 15, a day after allegedly being attacked by supporters of Mahmudul Alam Babu.

Nadim's wife Monira Begum filed the case with Jamalpur's Bakshiganj Police Station on June 17 against 22 named and 20-25 unnamed persons.