Dhaka, Feb 27 (Just News): The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court order that stayed an arson attack case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 77 leaders and activists of the 20-party alliance for killing eight people.
Chamber judge Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order after hearing a leave to appeal by the state.
He sent the petition to the regular bench of the Appellate Division for hearing on 29 March.
Attorney general Mahbubey Alam was state counsel.
He said the High Court stayed the activities of one of two arson attack cases with Chauddagram police station following a writ petition by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Mahbubey Alam said the chamber judge stayed the High Court order and sent the petition to the regular bench of the Appellate Division for hearing.
So there is no bar to continue the activities of the case, he added.
On 3 February 2015, two cases under the special power act were filed with Chauddagram police station against former prime minister Khaleda Zia and leaders and activists of the 20-party alliance.
The murder case in connection with the incident continues.
The HC stayed the activities of another case filed in explosives substance act.
Following a controversial and one-sided election of 5 January 2014, the BNP-led 20 party alliance launched an anti-government movement and continued for three months.
During the anti-government agitation, on 2 February 2015, eight people were killed and 20 others injured in an arson attack on a passenger bus at Jogmohanpur area of Chaudagramme upazila of Comilla.
(Justnews/ys/0005)
