Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- The High Court has granted bail to Selina Hayat Ivy, the former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation, in five separate cases including one concerning the death of garment worker Minarul Islam during the July Uprising last year.

The bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Sagir Hossain passed the order on Sunday, declaring the previous rule on Ivy's bail to be justified. Barrister Sara Hossain appeared for Ivy during the hearing.

Earlier in May, Ivy's bail plea was rejected by the High Court while she was in custody in connection with the Minarul murder case.

According to the case statement, Minarul Islam, a garment worker, was shot dead in the Adamjee area on the evening of 20 July 2024 during the anti-discrimin...