The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to 21 people including Syed Wasiful, a follower of Maulana Saad Kandlavi, in a case over the violent clashes between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat at the Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi.
The High Court bench of Justice Mohammad Mahbub-ul Islam and Justice Md Hamidur Rahman granted the bail till the submission of the police report when they sought bail after appearing before the court.
Clash on Ijtema ground: Saad’s follower placed on 2-day remand
Senior lawyer Abdullah Al Mamun stood for them.
Four people were killed and 40 were injured in a clash between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat at the Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi on December 18, 2024.
On December 19, Maulana Zubair's follower M Alam Hossain filed the murder case against 29 people at the Tongi West Police Station naming Wasiful Islam as the main accused.