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DHAKA, Jan 27, 2025 (BSS) - The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC)
today 'continued' the stay imposed on a High Court order that granted bail to
Momtaz Uddin Ahmed Mehedi, former secretary of the Supreme Court Bar
Association (SCBA), in an anti-terrorism act case.

A three-member apex court bench headed by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam passed
the order, disposing of a plea filed by the accused. The court also ordered
the High Court to dispose of the matter within three weeks.

Senior lawyer Motahar Hossain Sazu moved the case for Mehedi, while
Additional Attorney Generals Mohammad Abdul Jabber Bhuiyan and Aneek Rushd
Haque stood for the state.
 
Momtaz Uddin Ahmed Mehedi was arrested from his Uttara Sector 9 house on
November 10. He was shown arrested in a case lodged over bus driver Alamgir
Hossain murder and was placed on a three-day remand. Mehedi was later shown
arrested in the case filed under the anti-terrorism act.