Paban's bail term extended

26 January 2011, 18:00 PM

Court Correspondent

A Dhaka court yesterday extended the bail term of Khondaker Akhter Hamid Paban, son of BNP Secretary General Khondaker Delwar Hossain, till February 10 in a cracker blast case. Judge Mohammad Zohurul Hoque of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court passed the order after Paban's lawyers submitted a petition seeking extension of his bail term citing his illness. The court will also hold hearing on charge framing against Paban and five others in the case the same day. The other accused are Golam Sabbir alias Shovon, Syed Hasan Rony, Pradip Saha, secretary of Sonaimuri upazila of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), Dakat Babu and Omar Faruk, former Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president of Chatkhil thana unit of Noakhali district. The same court on January 9 extended his bail term till yesterday.