Shomi Kaiser gets bail 

The High Court (HC) has granted bail to actress and former e-CAB President Shomi Kaiser in an attempted murder case. 

The bench comprising Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman and Justice Mohammad Shawkat Ali Chowdhury granted the bail on Wednesday.

Barrister Hamidul Misbah represented Shomi Kaiser, while Deputy Attorney General Jisan Haider and Assistant Attorney General ABM Ibrahim Khalil appeared for the state. 

A businessman named Ishtiaq Mahmud was injured in an attack during the July movement and a case of attempted murder was filed at Uttara East Police Station on 29 September last year in connection with the attack.

Shomi Kaiser was arrested in this case on 5 November and she was sent to jail by a Dhaka court on 9 November.

On December 10, the High Court issued an interim bail order, prompting the state to appeal to the Appellate Division for a stay on the decision. Subsequently, on December 12, the Appellate Division’s chamber court stayed her bail.