Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Former Awami League MP Rana receives bail in murder case
Dhaka, June 19: Bangladesh High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Awami League lawmaker Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in a case related to the murder of two Jubo League leaders in the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
The murders of the leaders had occurred in Tangail region of the country.
The order was passed on Wednesday by the bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mozibur Rahman.
It comes after he had been given bail in the case over the murder of freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed, which clears the way for his release from jail, according to Rana’s lawyer, reported bdnews24.
The news portal further said the High Court issued a rule granting six months’ bail to the former MP on Mar 6, said lawyer Rusho Mostafa. Chamber Judge Md Nuruzzaman subsequently stayed the bail on Mar 14, upon a challenge by the state.
