Ivy, Bodi get HC bail in July Uprising cases

The High Court (HC) has granted ad-interim bail to Selina Hayat Ivy, former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), in five cases, including four over murder, filed in connection with the July Uprising.
The HC bench of Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the order on Thursday after hearing five separate petitions filed by Ivy, who is currently in jail.
Senior lawyer Sara Hossain appeared for Ivy during the hearing, along with Advocate SM Hridoy Rahman.
Later, lawyer Hridoy Rahman said Ivy cannot be released from jail following the HC orders of bail, as the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the HC orders that in November last year granted her bail in five other cases.
In November last year, the HC had granted bail to Ivy in five cases, including one over the murder of garment worker Minarul Islam, related to incidents during the July Uprising. Lawyer Hridoy added that Ivy was subsequently shown arrested in five other cases, including four murder cases, filed with Fatullah police station.
Meanwhile, another HC bench granted a six-month interim bail to former MP of Cox's Bazar-4 (Ukhiya-Teknaf), Abdur Rahman Bodi, in a murder case linked to July Uprising. The bail order was issued by the HC bench of Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah and Justice Faysal Hasan Arif, confirmed a court official.

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