The High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to actor and singer Tahsan Khan forsix months in a case filed over fraud and embezzlement associated with their involvement in Evaly, a shuttered e-commerce platform. The HC bench of justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Khijir Hayat passed the order. In its observation, the court said that the celebrities need to be more careful before working as a brand ambassador or model of any advertisement as common people follow them and people lost a huge amount of money through investing in Evaly. Earlier on Wednesday, Tahsan appealed for anticipatory bail in this case. Also read: Evaly scam: Mithila, Faria get anticipatory bail On December 13, actors Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Shabnam Faria were granted anticipatory bail for eight weeks in the same case. Tahsan was the goodwill ambassador of Evaly, while Mithila was associated with Evaly as the face of the company's lifestyle products. Besides, Shabnam Faria joined it as the chief public relations officer. On December 4, an aggrieved Evaly customer, Saad Sam Rahman, filed the case with Dhanmondi police station against nine people, including Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel, Chairman Shamima Nasrin, actors Tahsan Khan, Mithila, and Faria. Also read: Tahsan, Mithila, Faria face possible arrest over Evaly scam The other accused in the case are Akash, Arif, Taher and Md Abu Taish Kayes. Mohammad Rassel and Shamima Nasrin, now behind bars, were also shown arrested in this case. According to the case, celebrities Tahsan Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Shabnam Faria were in different positions in Evaly. Because of their presence and their various promotional talks, Saad Sam invested Tk 3,18,000 in Evaly. The plaintiff alleged that he was deceived because of the promotional talks of these celebrities.

Actress Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Shabnam Faria sought anticipatory bail on Sunday in a case filed against them over fraud and embezzlement associated with their involvement in shuttered e-commerce platform Evaly. Lawyer Niaz Morshed on behalf of Mithila and Jasmine Sultana on behalf of Faria submitted the petitions at the High Court today. The HC bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim and Md Atwar Rahman are expected to hear the petitions on Monday. On December 4, a victim customer of Evaly, Saad Sam Rahman, filed the case with Dhanmondi police station against nine people including Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel, Chairman Shamima Nasrin, Actor Tahsan Khan, Mithila, and Faria. Read: Tahsan, Mithila, Faria face possible arrest over Evaly scam The other accused in the case are Akash, Arif, Taher and Md Abu Taish Kayes. Mohammad Rassel and Shamima Nasrin, in police custody since the company went bust, were shown arrested in this case. According to the case, celebrities Tahsan Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Shabnam Faria were in different positions. Because of their presence and their various promotional talks, Saad Sam invested Tk 3,18,000 in Evaly. He alleged that the plaintiff in the case was deceived because of these celebrities’ promotional talks Ikram Ali, Officer-in-Charge of Dhanmondi police station said these celebrities may be arrested if evidence of their involvement in the allegations against them is found. Tahsan was the Goodwill ambassador of Evaly, and Mithila was associated with Evaly as the face of the company's lifestyle products. Besides, Shabnam Faria joined as the Chief Public Relations Officer.