Bangladesh: Over 1.5 lakh under-trial prisoners released on bail in 2 phases

DHAKA, 01 August 2021, (TON): A total of 1,51,146 under-trial prisoners got released from jails across the country after securing bail from virtual courts in two phases of 112 working days.

The first phase of virtual court proceedings started on May 11 last year and continued till August 4 last year while the second phase started on April 12 this year.

Supreme Court spokesperson Mohammad Saifur Rahman said “the released prisoners include more than 2,000 minors accused in criminal cases who were granted bail by virtual courts concerned during this period.”

Meanwhile, Saifur today issued a statement saying that bail petitions of the accused in total 3,00,228 criminal cases were disposed of by the subordinate courts across the country since May 11 last year.      

The regular activities of courts including the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court remain suspended due to lockdown.                  

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