NN Online:
The bail hearing in the sedition case against Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote and former ISKCON leader, has been postponed to January 2.
Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Saiful Islam fixed the next hearing date for January 2 on Tuesday following the prosecution’s request for time due to the absence of his lawyer.
On November 26, Chattogram Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate Judge Kazi Shariful Islam rejected the bail plea and ordered Chinmoy Das to be sent to jail. On the same day, lawyer Saiful Islam Alif was hacked to death amid clashes among law enforcers, agitated protestors, and supporters of Chinmoy Krishna following the denial of his bail petition in a sedition case.
Protestors vandalised several motorcycles and vehicles parked on the court road. Five cases, including a murder case, were filed. Police arrested around 30 people in connection with these cases.
A large number of law enforcement personnel were deployed around the court area apprehending untoward incidents centering the possible bail hearing on Tuesday.
Members of Chattogram Bar Association staged protests on the court premises, demanding the arrest of the killers of Advocate Saiful Islam Alif and criticising the exclusion of Chinmoy Krishna Das from the murder case.
