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The High Court Sunday granted bail to BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury in two sabotage cases filed against him with the capital's Kotwali and Shahbag police stations in 2013.
The bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim passed the orders, granting him ad-interim bail for six months, Deputy Attorney General Dr Md Bashir Ullah said.
Aslam's lawyer Hasibur Rahman said the High Court orders cleared the way for his client to walk out of jail.
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On May 15, 2016, Aslam, a joint secretary general of BNP and former convener of BNP Chattogram North unit, was arrested from Dhaka's Khilkhet area for allegedly hatching a conspiracy with Israeli intelligence agency Mossad to overthrow the government.
On May 26, 2016, he was sued for the alleged sedition. The BNP leader was then shown arrested in two sedition cases.
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Next, Aslam was accused in other cases including sabotage and cheque fraud. However, he secured bail in all the cases, Hasibur said.