HC grants bail to ex-lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman 

The High Court (HC) on Sunday granted ad interim bail to former lawmaker Major (retd) Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman a case filed over allegations of creating disorder at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka amid a shortage of luggage trolleys and obstructing government work.

The HC bench also issued a rule asking the government to explain why Akhtaruzzaman should not be granted permanent bail in the case.

The HC bench comprising Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Md Zakir Hossain came up with the order and rule after hearing a bail petition filed by Akhtaruzzaman There is no legal bar to his release from jail following the High Court order, his lawyer Advocate Mohammad Shishir Manir said.