DHAKA: The Supreme Court set September 30 for the hearing on a petition filed by detained BNP Standing Committee member and ex-minister Mirza Abbas challenging the SC order of stay on his High Court-granted bail in a murder case.

Setting the date, SC chamber judge ABM Khairul Haque sent the petition to a full bench of the Appellate Division for the hearing.

Abbas filed the petition Monday.

Earlier on August 24, the High Court had granted six-month ad-interim bail to Mirza Abbas in the three cases, including one the killing of Faruk Hossain, filed against him with Ramna Thana.

Justice ABM Khairul Haque, the SC chamber judge, stayed for six weeks the High Court order granting him bail in the murder case on August 31.

Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon moved for Mirza Abbas while additional Attorney-General Mamtuz Uddin Fakir for the state.

Police had picked up Mirza Abbas during the hartal hours and later he was shown arrested in cases filed with Motijheel, Paltan and Ramna police stations on June 27.

BDST: 1717 HRS, SEP 6, 2010.