He was granted bail on a Tk10,000 bond after his lawyers cited his old age and illness.
TBS Report
13 October, 2026, 06:15 pm
Last modified: 13 October, 2026, 06:20 pm
A Dhaka court has granted bail to Shahriar Mahmud, the prime accused in a case filed over alleged trespassing, vandalism, assault and looting at a New Gini Properties housing project in South Manikdi area near ECB Square in the capital.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Hasib Ullah Piyas granted him bail on a Tk10,000 bond until the next scheduled court date following a hearing yesterday (12 October).
Tarek ur Rahman, a sub-inspector of the prosecution division, confirmed the matter today (13 October).
According to court records, Shahriar was arrested on 28 September and sent to jail. On 1 October, the court granted police three days of remand for questioning. He was sent to jail again on 7 October after the remand ended.
His lawyers later sought bail on 12 October, citing his old age and illness. The court granted the application after a hearing.
According to the case complaint, around 50 people entered the New Gini Properties Ltd project area near ECB Square in South Manikdi under Cantonment Police Station on 26 September without authorisation.
The complaint alleges that the attackers fired around 50 rounds indiscriminately and assaulted people with machetes, knives and sticks, seriously injuring several people, including site engineer Md Parvez.
The attackers allegedly looted cash, laptops, computers, BRB cables, cameras and professional media equipment from the project site and vandalised vehicles.
The complaint estimates that the company suffered property damage worth around Tk1.42 crore and goods worth Tk1.50 crore were stolen.
The studio named Brown Fish, owned by content creator Salman Muqtadir, was also trespassed into, vandalised and looted during the incident.
When Cantonment police arrived at the scene after receiving information about the attack, the assailants allegedly fired at them. Police then fired five shotgun rounds in self-defence and to bring the situation under control, according to the complaint.
Two named accused were arrested at the scene, while another person was later arrested during a subsequent operation. Locally made weapons and spent bullet casings were recovered from those arrested, the complaint says.
Saiful Islam Bhuiyan, an official of the housing project, filed the case with Cantonment Police Station. The case names 13 accused and includes another 150 to 200 unidentified people.