Dhaka, April 30 -- The Bangladesh government late on Wednesday appealed to the Supreme Court's chamber judge to stay the bail order of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das.

Earlier in the day, the Bangladesh High Court granted bail to spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case. The order was passed by a bench of Justice Md Atoar Rahman and Justice Md Ali Reza.

Immediately after the bail order was issued, the state filed an application with the Chamber Court seeking a stay of the order. The court did not stay the High Court order but set a hearing date.

"We have filed an appeal. The hearing will be held on Sunday", Aneek R Haque, Additional Attorney General, told ANI, without elaborating.

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