Hearing on Tazreen MD\\\'s bail on Mar 13

A court in the city Thursday fixed March 13 for hearing on the bail petition of Tazreen Fashions' managing director Delwar Hossain in a case filed over the devastating fire in a garment factory in 2012, reports UNB.

Judge of Dhaka district Session Judge's Court Abdul Majid passed the order upon a time petition submitted by Delwar's lawyer.

Earlier on February 25, Delwar's counsel ATM Golam Gaus filed a petition seeking bail for him.

On February 9, a Dhaka court sent Managing director and owner of Tazreen Fashions Delwar Hossain and chairman of the company Mahmuda Akther to jail after they surrendered before the Dhaka Chief Judicial Magistrate court seeking bail.

Dhaka Chief Judicial Magistrate Md Ismail Hossain rejected bail to Delwar Hossain and granted a one-month conditional bail to his wife on February 10.

On December 22, police submitted chargesheet against 13 people, including the chairman and the managing director of the garment factory, for the devastating fire in the garment factory.