The High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to human rights activist and Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna in a case filed for attempting to kill a student during the student-led movement on July 19.

The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain granted the bail till the submission of the police report when he sought bail after appearing before the court.

Senior Advocate Ahsanul Karim stood for Panna.

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Md Baker, father of victim Ahadul Islam, filed the case against 180 people including Panna with Khilgaon Police Station on October 17.

According to the case statement, Ahadul along with others were staging demonstrations in the Meradia Bazar area during the recent mass uprising.

A group of police, BGB members and leaders and activists of Awami League opened fire on the protesting people, leaving Ahadul injured with bullet.

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, former home minister Asaduzzman Khan, ,ex-public administration minister Farhad Hossain, Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, former joint commissioner of DMP Biplab Kumar, former IGP Abdullah Al Mamun, former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman, former PBI Chief Banaj Kumar Majumder, former Director General of Rab Barrister Harun-or-Rashid were among the accused in the case.