HC to hold rule hearing on Sunday

The High Court will on Sunday set the date for holding the hearing on its rule regarding granting bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed over the attack on the residence of the Chief Justice on October 28.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Salim and Justice Shahed Nuruddin which issued the rule set the date on Thursday after Fakhrul's lawyers led by Zainul Abedin prayed to the court for holding hearing of the matter as an "urgent case".
On December 7, the HC bench refused to grant him bail, but issued a rule asking the state to explain in seven days as to why Fakhrul should not be granted bail in the case.
The bail petition of Fakhrul will be included in the cause list of the HC bench on Sunday for hearing of the rule and the court will set a time for the hearing, said lawyer Zainul Abedin.
The BNP leader has been languishing in jail for 47 days.
The HC bench issued the rule following a bail petition filed by Fakhrul.
Earlier on December 3, Fakhrul filed the bail petition with the HC through his lawyers.

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