SC stays Manna’s bail
The Supreme Court today stayed till November 27 a High Court order that granted bail to Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in a case filed on charges of provoking the armed forces to topple the government.
A three-member-bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order following a petition filed by the government seeking a stay on the High Court verdict.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The High Court on November 11 granted bail to Manna in the case.
The government then filed the petition with the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the High Court verdict.
Manna was arrested on February 25 last year, a day after an audio of his phone conversations with BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka was leaked.
The same day, a case was filed against the former Awami League leader for instigating the armed forces to topple the government.
On March 5 last year, Gulshan police lodged the sedition case against him.