Sky Desk:

The High Court (HC) has rejected the bail petition of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed over the attack on the residence of the Chief Justice.

The HC bench of Justice Md Salim and Justice Shahed Nuruddin on Wednesday passed the order discharging a rule issued on his bail.

Earlier on December 7, the HC rejected the bail petition of Mirza Fakhrul and also issued a rule asking the state to explain within one week why he should not be granted bail in the case.

On December 3, Mirza Fakhrul filed the bail petition at the High Court in the case.

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Fakhrul from his Gulshan residence on October 29. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shafi Uddin sent him to jail in the case.

BNP men on October 28 allegedly attacked the residence of the chief justice, breaking down one of the gates. They hurled brickbats towards the main building indiscriminately.

Police filed the case with Ramna Police Station against 59 leaders and activists of BNP including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul, standing committee member Mirza Abbas, Vice-chairman Barkat Ullah Bulu, Abdul Awal Mintoo and Shamsuzzaman Dudu.