Dhaka: The Supreme Court on Sunday stayed the bail granted by the High Court to acting editor of the daily Amar Desh Mahmudur Rahman in a case lodged over plotting to abduct and kill Prime Minister's Information and Communication Technology Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, till 30 October.

Chamber judge of the vacation bench of the apex court Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order after holding hearing on a petition of the state in this regard, reports BSS.

Additional Attorney General Murad Reza took part in the hearing for the state, whereas senior advocate AJ Mohammad Ali stood for Mahmudur.

According to court sources, the regular benches of the Appellate Division would hold hearing in the matter on 30 October after the end of ongoing vacation.

The High Court on 7 September granted bail to Mahmudur. He is in jail after getting arrested on 11 April 2013, in a sedition case.

Later, he was shown arrested in this case along with Shafik Rehman.