The Appellate Division has upheld the High Court’s bail orders for former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy in five separate cases, including murder charges linked to the anti‑discrimination student movement.
However, the apex court directed the High Court (HC) to dispose of the rules it had issued regarding her bail in five other cases.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court led by the chief justice passed the order on Sunday after dismissing five separate leave‑to‑appeal petitions filed by the state against the High Court’s bail orders for Ivy.
Deputy Attorney General Fatema Akter said Ivy’s bail now stands in 10 cases.
Lawyers said there is no bar to her release.
In November last year, the High Court granted Ivy bail in five cases — three murder cases and two attempted murder cases — arising from the anti‑discrimination student movement. The Appellate Division’s chamber judge later stayed those bail orders following state petitions.
On 18 November, Ivy was shown arrested in five more cases, including killing of bus driver Abul Hossain Miji, Abdur Rahman, Md Yasin and Parvez filed with Fatullah Police Station, and another case filed with Sadar Model Police Station over assault and obstruction of government duties.
The HC granted her bail in these five cases on 26 February, but the chamber judge of the Appellate Division stayed those orders on 5 March and referred them to the regular bench for hearing.
Later, Ivy was shown arrested in two additional cases. On 30 April, the HC granted her bail in those cases, though the state has appealed against those orders in the Appellate Division.
Police arrested Ivy from her Narayanganj residence in Narayanganj city on 9 May last year. She was shown arrested in a total of 12 cases, seven of which did not name her in the FIRs.
Even after a year, investigations into the cases against her have not yet been completed.
Ivy served as mayor of Narayanganj municipality from 2003 to 2011. She later won three consecutive elections to the newly formed Narayanganj City Corporation.
