18,585 people get bail in 7 days

A total of 18,585 people, accused of criminal charges, have secured bail from the lower courts across the country in the last seven working days.

The courts granted bail to 4,485 accused people including 63 children after holding virtual hearings of the petitions filed by them seeking bail in the cases against them, Supreme Court Spokesman Md Saifur Rahman told The Daily Star last night.

He said the subordinate courts yesterday disposed of a total of 7,631 bail petitions filed by the accused.

Meanwhile, the high court yesterday granted ad-interim bail to 32 accused people in different cases, Saifur Rahman added.

The regular activities of courts across the country including appellate and high court divisions of the supreme court remained closed since March 26 due to ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The closures are scheduled to continue till May 30.

On May 10, Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain issued some directives for the courts about dealing with urgent cases using information and communication technology during the ongoing closure.