Advocate Talukder Md. Yunus, general secretary of Barishal District Awami League, has been granted bail in a case over the vandalism of BNP’s district and metropolitan offices and the assault of its activists. The bail was approved on Monday afternoon by Judge Sarafatullah of the Barishal Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court. The case was filed after political changes in August 2024, concerning an attack that took place on January 5, 2017, during protests against an allegedly illegal election.

The case, filed by BNP leader Sarowar Alam, named Sadiq Abdullah as the prime accused and listed 213 individuals. Most of the accused remain absconding, though several Awami League leaders, including former MP Jebunnesa Afroz and others, have already received bail. Assistant Public Prosecutor Hafiz Ahmed Bablu expressed shock and anger at the repeated bail approvals, questioning how Yunus obtained bail despite multiple ongoing political cases.

Yunus’s lawyer, Advocate Kaiyum Hossain, stated that the court granted bail considering his client’s illness and the nature of the case, allowing him to remain free until trial.