A Correspondent:
Barishal: Talukder Mohammad Yunus, former MP of Barishal-1 and district general secretary of the Awami League, which is now facing a ban on its activities, secured bail on Monday after surrendering before a court in a case over attacks on BNP leaders and activists in 2017.
Judge SM Shariatullah of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court granted the bail when Yunus surrendered before the court around 12 pm.
According to court sources, BNP activist Md Sarwar Hossain filed the case in 2024 with Kotwali Model Police Station over an attack on Anami Lane in the city on May 5, 2017.
The case names 210 accused including former Barishal City Corporation mayor and metropolitan presi-dent of Awami League Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, metropolitan general secretary AKM Jahangir, and district general secretary Talukdar Mohammad Yunus.
After securing bail, Yunus left the area quickly on a motorbike without speaking to reporters or others present.
Meanwhile, state prosecutors expressed dissatisfaction over the court’s decision to grant bail.
