High Court grants bail to Minni on condition

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has granted bail to Ayesha Siddika Minni in her husband Rifat Sharif murder case in Barguna.

The court has also directed Minni not to talk to media.

The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order on Thursday.

After hearing the HC rule asking the government to explain why Aysha Siddika Minni should not be granted bail in the case, the bench on Wednesday fixed August 29 to deliver its judgment.

Earlier on August 20, the HC issued the rule.

On August 8, the HC bench of Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman denied to grant bail to Minni in the case.

Prior to this, a Barguna court rejected the petition seeking bail for Minni, the prime witness in the murder case.

Mentionable, some miscreants attacked Rifat Sharif (25) with sharp weapon in broad daylight in front of Barguna Government College on June 26 while her wife was desperately trying to save him.

The entire incident was captured possibly on a mobile phone and footage of the incident went viral on social media.

Immediately after the attack, locals took Rifat to Barishal Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital (BSMCH). Later, he was pronounced dead.

Following the death, victim's father Abdul Halim Dulal Sharif filed a murder case accusing 12 people on June 27.

Rifat was the only son of Abdul Halim Dulal Sharif at Boro Lobongola village in Burirchar union under Barguna sadar upazila.

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