A Dhaka court today (July 13) granted bail to popular actress Apu Biswas in an attempted murder case linked to last year’s July-August Mass Uprising.

Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mustafizur Rahman passed the order after Apu Biswas surrendered before the court and sought bail.

Earlier, on June 2, the High Court had granted her six weeks of anticipatory bail in the same case.

According to the case statement, on July 19, 2024, Enamul Haque and other Anti-Discrimination Movement activists were protesting in the city’s Bhatara area when gunshots were fired at them. 

Enamul was shot in the leg, received treatment for his injuries, and later filed the case.

The case named 283 accused, including the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, alleging their involvement in the attack.

The court’s decision today spares Apu Biswas from immediate detention as legal proceedings continue.

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