Hearing on Minni’s bail today

Staff Correspondent: The hearing on the High Court (HC) rule asking the government to explain why Aysha Siddika Minni should not be granted bail in the case filed over the murder of Rifat Sharif will be held today (Wednesday).

The hearing will begin around 2.00pm at the HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman.

A group of lawyers headed by AM Amin Uddin and ZI Khan Panna will fight for Minni.
Earlier on August 20, the High Court (HC) issued a rule asking the government to explain why Aysha Siddika Minni should not be granted bail in the case filed over the murder of Rifat Sharif in Barguna.

At the same time, the court summoned the investigation officer (IO) of the case.

The court also asked Barguna police super (SP) to explain the press conference held over Minni’s confessional statement in Rifat murder case.

A  bail petition was placed before the HC bench in a case filed over the murder of Minni’s husband Rifat Sharif.

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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