Anis Alamgir finally gets bail in High Court in false case

BD Digest Report

The High Court has granted bail to journalist Anis Alamgir in a case.

A High Court bench comprising Justices KM Zahid Sarwar and Sheikh Abu Taher issued the order on Thursday (March 5).

Lawyer Aslam Mia heard the bail application in court today. He later confirmed the order to the media.

Earlier, on January 22, the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court rejected the bail application of journalist Anis Alamgir. He had been in jail since December last year in an Anti-Terrorism Act case filed in the capital’s Uttara Paschim police station area.

The incident began on December 14 last year. On that day, Anis Alamgir was taken from a gym in the capital’s Dhanmondi area to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) office for questioning. He was later arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

The next day, December 15, he was produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court in Dhaka. On the same day, when a bail application was filed on his behalf, the court rejected it and granted a five-day remand.

After the end of his remand, he was sent to prison on December 20. He has been in prison since then.

After a long period of imprisonment, this journalist finally got bail from the High Court.