Order on 18-party leaders’ bail petitions in vehicle torching case this afternoon
Dhaka, May 23 (UNB) – A Dhaka court is set to pass orders this (Wednesday) afternoon on the bail petitions filed by 33 key leaders of the BNP-led 18-party alliance, including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a vehicle torching case.
Judge Md Zahurul Haque of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court fixed the time after hearing the petitions in the morning.
The 18-party alliance leaders filed 15 bail petitions with the court on May 17 in the case filed torching a bus near the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) during hartal on April 29.
Earlier, on May 21, Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Erfanullah framed charges against the key leaders of the BNP-led 18-party alliance in the case.
On May 16, the same court turned down the bail prayers of the opposition leaders and ordered the accused of the case be sent to jail after they, complying with the order of a third bench of the High Court, surrendered before the court and submitted separate petitions seeking bails.
They are BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee members MK Anwar, Dr Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, Mirza Abbas, Goyeshwer Chandra Roy, and Brigadier General (retd) ASM Hannan Shah, ex-Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, LDP chief Colonel Oli Ahmed, BNP joint general secretary Aman Ullah Aman, BNP leaders Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu, AKM Fazlul Haque Milon, Nazim Uddin Alam, and Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, MP.
Swechchhasebak Dal president Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel, and general secretary Mir Sharafat Ali, Sapu, Chhatra Dal president Sultan Salauddin Tuku general secretary Amirul Islam Khan Alim, and organising secretary Anisur Rahman Khokon, Juba Dal leaders SM Jahangir Hossain Sardar, Rafiqul Islam Majnu, and Saiful Islam Nirob, BJP Chairman Andalib Rahman Partha, Swechchhasebak Dal leader Yasin Ali, Jagpa President Shafiul Alam Pradhan, 18-party alliance leader Sheikh Shwakat Hossain Nilu, DU Chhatra Dal convener A Matin, JCD leaders Habibur Rashid Habib, and Kamal Anwar Ahmed Litu, BNP leaders Abul Bashar, Anwaruzzaman Anwar, Laxmipur district unit BNP leader Lutfur Rahman alias L Rahman, BNP leaders Solaiman and Yunus Mridha.
Background
The 18-party alliance enforced countrywide general strike on Apr 29 and 30 protesting the disappearance of BNP leader M Ilias Ali and his driver. A vehicle was torched near the PMO and crude bombs were hurled at the Secretariat compound during the hartal hours on April 29.
Tejgaon police filed a case against 45 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 18-party alliance for torching a vehicle near the PMO on the night of April 29.
On the same day, Shahbagh police lodged another case against 28 opposition leaders in connection with the bomb blasts at the secretariat, making Mirza Fakhrul the principal accused.
The same trial court on May 13 fixed May 21 to decide whether it will indict the 45 leaders and activists of the 18-party alliance in the vehicle torching case.
Earlier, on May 10, inspector of the Detective Branch of Police Nurul Amin, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet against 45 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 18-party alliance, including Fakhrul, in the case.
Later, the case filed with Tejgaon police was shifted to the DB police.
On May 7, when pro-BNP lawyers moved to the HC seeking bail for the accused, presiding judge Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury granted all the accused, including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, anticipatory bails till submission of police reports in the two cases, and issued a rule upon the government to explain as to why the accused should not be granted regular bails.
Differing with the presiding judge’s order, co-judge M Nazrul Islam Talukder asked all the accused-petitioners to surrender before the trial court for bails within a week and also asked the police not to harass them until then.
On May 10, Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain sent the bail petitions of the opposition alliance leaders to the third bench of the High Court since two judges of a division bench earlier passed split orders on the petitions.
The third bench of the High Court ordered the opposition leaders to surrender before the trial court by May 16 in the case. The one-judge bench of Justice Mohammad Anwarul Haq passed the order in the afternoon.
The HC also ordered the law enforcers not to arrest or harass the accused until they appear before the lower court on May 16.
The bench on May 14 also granted ad-interim bail to the 18-party alliance leaders till submission of the police report in another case filed for hurling bombs at the Secretariat during hartal on April 29.
Earlier, police arrested BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed and six others in the same case.
BNP MP Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon who was granted bail till May 20 from a trial court was sent to jail on May 21.
Judge Md Zahurul Haque of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court fixed the time after hearing the petitions in the morning.
The 18-party alliance leaders filed 15 bail petitions with the court on May 17 in the case filed torching a bus near the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) during hartal on April 29.
Earlier, on May 21, Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Erfanullah framed charges against the key leaders of the BNP-led 18-party alliance in the case.
On May 16, the same court turned down the bail prayers of the opposition leaders and ordered the accused of the case be sent to jail after they, complying with the order of a third bench of the High Court, surrendered before the court and submitted separate petitions seeking bails.
They are BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee members MK Anwar, Dr Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, Mirza Abbas, Goyeshwer Chandra Roy, and Brigadier General (retd) ASM Hannan Shah, ex-Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, LDP chief Colonel Oli Ahmed, BNP joint general secretary Aman Ullah Aman, BNP leaders Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu, AKM Fazlul Haque Milon, Nazim Uddin Alam, and Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, MP.
Swechchhasebak Dal president Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel, and general secretary Mir Sharafat Ali, Sapu, Chhatra Dal president Sultan Salauddin Tuku general secretary Amirul Islam Khan Alim, and organising secretary Anisur Rahman Khokon, Juba Dal leaders SM Jahangir Hossain Sardar, Rafiqul Islam Majnu, and Saiful Islam Nirob, BJP Chairman Andalib Rahman Partha, Swechchhasebak Dal leader Yasin Ali, Jagpa President Shafiul Alam Pradhan, 18-party alliance leader Sheikh Shwakat Hossain Nilu, DU Chhatra Dal convener A Matin, JCD leaders Habibur Rashid Habib, and Kamal Anwar Ahmed Litu, BNP leaders Abul Bashar, Anwaruzzaman Anwar, Laxmipur district unit BNP leader Lutfur Rahman alias L Rahman, BNP leaders Solaiman and Yunus Mridha.
Background
The 18-party alliance enforced countrywide general strike on Apr 29 and 30 protesting the disappearance of BNP leader M Ilias Ali and his driver. A vehicle was torched near the PMO and crude bombs were hurled at the Secretariat compound during the hartal hours on April 29.
Tejgaon police filed a case against 45 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 18-party alliance for torching a vehicle near the PMO on the night of April 29.
On the same day, Shahbagh police lodged another case against 28 opposition leaders in connection with the bomb blasts at the secretariat, making Mirza Fakhrul the principal accused.
The same trial court on May 13 fixed May 21 to decide whether it will indict the 45 leaders and activists of the 18-party alliance in the vehicle torching case.
Earlier, on May 10, inspector of the Detective Branch of Police Nurul Amin, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet against 45 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 18-party alliance, including Fakhrul, in the case.
Later, the case filed with Tejgaon police was shifted to the DB police.
On May 7, when pro-BNP lawyers moved to the HC seeking bail for the accused, presiding judge Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury granted all the accused, including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, anticipatory bails till submission of police reports in the two cases, and issued a rule upon the government to explain as to why the accused should not be granted regular bails.
Differing with the presiding judge’s order, co-judge M Nazrul Islam Talukder asked all the accused-petitioners to surrender before the trial court for bails within a week and also asked the police not to harass them until then.
On May 10, Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain sent the bail petitions of the opposition alliance leaders to the third bench of the High Court since two judges of a division bench earlier passed split orders on the petitions.
The third bench of the High Court ordered the opposition leaders to surrender before the trial court by May 16 in the case. The one-judge bench of Justice Mohammad Anwarul Haq passed the order in the afternoon.
The HC also ordered the law enforcers not to arrest or harass the accused until they appear before the lower court on May 16.
The bench on May 14 also granted ad-interim bail to the 18-party alliance leaders till submission of the police report in another case filed for hurling bombs at the Secretariat during hartal on April 29.
Earlier, police arrested BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed and six others in the same case.
BNP MP Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon who was granted bail till May 20 from a trial court was sent to jail on May 21.
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