The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (Oct 28) stayed for six months a High Court verdict that granted bail to Sohel Rana, owner of the ill-fated Rana Plaza, in the murder case.

The court, however, ordered the disposal of a rule issued regarding the staying of the bail within two months.

The three-member bench led by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam passed the order after hearing a petition for staying his bail.

Rana Plaza collapsed in 2013 leaving 1,138 RMG workers dead after the deadly incident.

Advocate Mohammad Shishir Monir stood for Sohel Rana, the prime accused in the Rana Plaza collapse case filed by police, and attorney generals Mohammad Arshadur Rouf and Barrister Anik R Haque moved for the state.

On October 1, an HC bench granted bail to Rana for six months.

A petition was submitted with the Appellate Division the next day seeking a stay order on the bail and the court set October 28 for a hearing.

Five days after the tragic incident, on April 29, Sohail Rana was arrested from Benapole in Jashore while fleeing to India.

BDST: 1034 HRS, OCT 28, 2024
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