Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday extended stay till May 8 on a High Court order that granted bail to Tangail-3 lawmaker Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in Freedom Fighter Faruk Ahmed murder case.Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order after hearing on a petition filed by the prosecution seeking stay on the High Court order.
Earlier on April 16, the chamber judge stayed the High Court order till yesterday after a primary hearing on the plea of state.
Before that, on April 13, the High Court granted bail to MP Rana in the case and issued a rule, asking the state to explain as to why it shall not grant the lawmaker permanent bail in the case.
The concerned trial court sent Amanur Rahman Rana to the jail after he surrendered to it on September 18, last year. Meanwhile, Deputy Attorney General Masud Hasan Chowdhury told newsmen that MP Rana can not be released from the jail following the latest order of the Appellate Division.
Freedom fighter Faruk, who was also a district Awami League was found dead on January 18 in 2013 and later a murder case was lodged. – Special Correspondent
