Tampaco fire: Owner gets ad-interim bail on surrender

A court in Gazipur today granted ad-interim bail to the owner of Tampaco Foils Ltd till January 4, 2017 in two cases filed over the factory fire that left 39 workers dead and injured many others on September 10.

The Sessions Judges Court passed the order after Tampaco owner Syed Mokbul Hossain surrendered before the court and sought bail in the cases.

Meanwhile, the court ordered to send five other accused to jail in the case as they also surrendered before the court at the same time complying with a High Court order.

The HC issued the order on November 23 asking them to surrender before the lower court concerned in seven days.

The five other accused are managing director of the factory Syed Tanvir Ahmed, general manager Shafiqur Rahman, manager (admin) Manir Hossain, deputy managing director Alamgir Hossain and manager Abu Hanif.

Two days into the incident, two cases were filed against the eight persons with Tongi Police Station on charges of killing and attempted to murder.