The High Court yesterday stayed the proceedings of a murder case of the editor of daily Runner pending with the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Jessore.
Runner editor Saiful Alam Mukul was killed in a bomb blast on August 30, 1998.
Staying the trial court proceedings upon a revision petition filed by one of the accused in the case Farazi Azmal Hossain, senior correspondent of the daily Ittefaq, a division bench headed by Justice MA Rashid issued rule upon the government to explain why Farazi should not be exempted from the charge brought against him by the trial court.
It also asked the government to explain as to why the case should not be quashed.
Barister M Amir-Ul Islam assisted by Barrister Moniruzzaman Asad appeared for Farazi, who is now on bail.




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