Aslam Chy gets bail in arson cases

The High Court today granted bail to detained BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury in two separate arson cases for next six months.

Aslam, however, cannot get released from jail following the HC bail orders, as he is arrested in a sedition case filed for hatching a conspiracy to overthrow the government with the connivance of The Likud Party of Israel and Mossad -- its secret intelligence service, Deputy Attorney General Md Bashirullah told The Daily Star.

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The HC granted bail to Aslam in the cases filed with Motijheel and Lalbagh police stations on January 4 last year in connection with arson attacks during the BNP-led anti-government movement, he said.

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The bench of Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah passed the orders of bail after hearing two separate petitions recently filed by Aslam seeking bail in the cases.

BNP leader Aslam was picked up from the capital's Khilkhet area on May 15 over the allegation that he plotted to topple the government.

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Later on, he was shown arrested in the arson cases.

Earlier on July 18, another HC bench rejected bail petition of Aslam in the sedition case filed against him.