The High Court has granted anticipatory bail to BNP candidate Mahmudul Haque Rubel and 39 others accused in the murder case of Jamaat leader Rezaul Karim in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur. The order was issued on Monday, February 2, by a bench comprising Justice Kamrul Hossain Molla and Justice Faisal Hasan Arif.

The case stems from a violent clash on January 28 during an election manifesto announcement event organized by the Jhenaigati upazila administration. The altercation reportedly began over seating arrangements between activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and the BNP. Rezaul Karim, secretary of Jamaat’s Sreebardi upazila unit, was critically injured and later died on the way to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.

Following the incident, Rezaul Karim’s wife, Marzia, filed a case with Jhenaigati Police Station naming 234 individuals and 400–500 unidentified persons. Mahmudul Haque, the BNP candidate for Sherpur-3 constituency, was listed as the prime accused. The accused sought bail from the High Court on February 1 before the court granted it the next day.