Shawdesh Desk:

A Barishal court on Thursday granted bail to 12 Awami League leaders and activists in two cases filed over the attack on the residence of Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Munibur Rahman on August 18.

Barishal Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Masum Billah passed the order, said General Register Officer Khokon Chandra Das.

He said a petition was filed on August 29 seeking bail for the 12 accused.

City Awami League joint general secretary Hasan Mahmud, its organizing secretary and BCC Ward No 21 councillor Sayeed Ahmed, relief secretary Moazzem Hossain Firoj were among those secured bail today.

On August 15, the court granted bail to nine other accused in the cases.

With these, all the 21 accused except two got bail. Two other accused did not get bail as they are undergoing treatment in Dhaka.

On August 22, a court rejected bail plea of 21 Awami League men arrested in connection with the cases filed over the attack.

A clash broke out between the supporters of the AL, BCL and members and Ansar when the former tried to attack the residence of the UNO at Sadar Upazila Complex in Barishal on August 18.

Five people suffered bullet wounds during the clash. Of them two AL men lost their eyesights later.

Earlier two separate cases were filed in this connection.

Upazila Nirbahi officer Munibur Rahman of Barisal Sadar Upazila and Assistant sub-inspector of police Shahjalal Mallick were the plaintiffs in these cases accusing the mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah and his men of obstruction of government work and attempt to murder.

So far 22 people have been arrested in this connection.