Dhaka: The Supreme Court on Sunday stayed a High Court order until 30 October that granted bail to Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in a sedition case.

A five member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice SK Sinha, passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the state.

The court also fixed October 30 for next hearing in the case,

Earlier on August 30, the HC granted bail to Manna in the case filed against him with Gulshan Police Station in Dhaka.

A two-member HC bench comprising Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice Mohammad Mozibur Rahman Miah passed the order after disposing of a rule.

On 21 March, the HC issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why the Nagarik Oikya leader would not be granted bail in the case.

On 24 February last year, plainclothes police arrested Manna from a house in the city’s Banani area and handed him over to police the following day.

On 5 March last year, a sedition case was filed against him as well as BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka with the same police station for his remarks, which incited army against the government.