Journalist Ashfaqul secures bail in case over Preeti Urang’s death

Journalist Syed Ashfaqul Haque has secured bail from the High Court in a case filed over the death of a child domestic worker, Preeti Urang.

The High Court bench of Justice Md Rezaul Hasan and Justice Fahmida Quader passed the order on Tuesday after the disposal of a rule issued over the matter, local news portals said.

Fifteen-year-old Preeti Urang died allegedly by falling from the balcony of Syed Ashfaqul Haque’s flat in the Mohammadpur area in Dhaka on February 6. Syed Ashfaqul Haque was the executive editor of The Daily Star at that time.

Syed Ashfaqul Haque and his wife Tania Khondoker were arrested after Preeti Urang’s death. Tania Khondoker got bail on April 22.

The Daily Star sacked Ashfaqul in April.