Journalist murder: SC stays HC bail to prime accused Mahmudul

Staff Reporter :
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed till November 20 a High Court order that granted bail to expelled-UP Chairman Mahmudul Alam Babu, the prime accused in the Jamalpur journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim murder case.

Justice M Enayetur Rahim, Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the SC, passed the order following a petition filed by the state seeking stay on the HC bail order.

Following the apex court Chamber Judge’s order, Mahmudul cannot get released from jail, said Assistant Attorney General Md Saiful Alam.

A leave to appeal petition will be moved before the SC full bench on November 20 against the HC bail order, he added.

Attorney General AM Amin Uddin represented the state, while lawyer Md Momtazuddin Fakir appeared for Mahmudul during the court proceedings.

Nadim, who was the Jamalpur District Correspondent of Banglanews24.com and also the Bakshiganj Upazila Correspondent of Ekattor TV, died on June 15, a day after allegedly being attacked by supporters of Mahmudul Alam Babu.

Nadim’s wife Monira Begum filed the case with Jamalpur’s Bakshiganj Police Station on June 17 against 22 named and 20-25 unnamed persons.