The High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Awami League leader M Nasir for eight weeks in a case filed in connection with the killing of journalist Shimul at Chuniakhalipara in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj district.

Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice Hasan Foyez Siddique passed the order following a petition.

Abdul Hakim Shimul, Shahjadpur upazila correspondent of vernacular daily the Dainik Samakal, suffered bullet wounds during a clash between activists of two associate bodies of Awami League in Shahjadpur on February 2. He later died on the way to Dhaka on February 3.