File photo of Barrister Mainul Hosein Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneThe Appellate Division issued a 'no order' after hearing the state’s appeal on ThursdayThe Appellate Division on Thursday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to Barrister Mainul Hosein in 14 defamation cases filed for verbally abusing journalist Masuda Bhatti on air. Chamber Judge Md Nuruzzaman issued “No Order” after hearing an appeal filed by the state seeking stay on Mainul’s bail, reported UNB. With this order, Mainul will be able to get bail in the cases filed in Sherpur, Kurigram, Bhola, Jhenaidah, Brahmanbaria, Kishoreganj, Cox's Bazar, Magura, Narail, Chittagong, Jessore and Netrakona districts, his counsel Advocate Khandker Mahbub Hossain said. On Sunday, the High Court granted six months’ bail to the former caretaker government adviser in 14 defamation cases. There is no question about Jamaat link's with me; the question you have raised here is insulting for me.”

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 17, 2019 15:56 UTC