Lawyers of noted photographer Shahidul Alam have submitted a bail hearing petition to Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain.
The petition was filed Wednesday morning, confirmed Alam’s lawyer barrister Jyotirmoy Barua.
The move came as on Tuesday, the high court bench comprising justices, Md Ruhul Quddus and Khondokar Diliruzzaman looked embarrassed during the bail hearing of detained Shahidul Alam under ICT act.
Now, according to law, the case will be forwarded to chief justice who will decide the bench for the appeal hearing.
Shahidul Alam was arrested in a case filed under Section 57 of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act on Aug 5 night, few hours after he had given an interview to Qatar-based television channel Al Jazeera on the student protests for road safety.
For the proper investigation of the case, inspector of DB, Arman Ali, requested a 10-day remand while barrister Sara Hossain and Jyotirmoy Barua appealed for the revocation of the remand and granting of bail. After hearing from both parties, the judge ordered a seven-day remand.
On Aug 28, lawyers on behalf of Alam appealed for bail.