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The High Court has granted ad-interim bail to garment workers' union leader Babul Hossain in a vandalism and arson case.
The HC bench of Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice Md Khairul Alam passed the order on Wednesday following a bail petition filed by him (Babul).
Earlier on November 21 last, two lower courts concerned refused to grant him bail in the case.
Babul’s lawyer Jyotirmoy Barua said that there is no legal bar for his client to get released from jail following the HC order of bail.
He said the HC granted the bail to his client Babul after he argued that there is no specific allegation against him (Babul), his name was not mentioned in the first information report (FIR) of the case, he is not a garment worker, he was arrested from Gazipur, 15 days after the case was filed and he is not a resident of Gazipur.
Barrister Jyotirmoy further said Babul will get released from Gazipur central jail after the order of the HC will reach there and it may happen in next week.
Lawyers Ripan Barua and Fuad Hasan assisted Jyotirmoy in moving the bail petition for Babul before the HC.
Babul, General Secretary of Bangladesh Garment Workers Solidarity (BGWS), was picked up from Chandana Chowrasta under the jurisdiction of Basan Police Station in Gazipur on November 14 last year in the case filed on October 30. On November 20 last year, a Gazipur court sent him to jail after a 24-hour remand.