, Jan. 4 -- Mahdi Hasan, member secretary of the Habiganj district unit of Students Against Discrimination (SAD), was granted bail on Sunday after appearing before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Habiganj.

Hasan was arrested on Saturday evening by the Detective Branch (DB) from a house in Shayestaganj and later handed over to Habiganj police.

Authorities did not disclose the reason for his arrest when contacted by journalists.

His lawyer, Abdul Malek Hriday, filed a bail petition, which the court approved.

SAD demands unconditional release of Mahdi Hasan by tonight

According to police, an FIR (No. 1/26) was filed at Shayestaganj Police Station accusing Hasan of obstructing government work through illegal assembly.

The arrest ...