148 opposition men charged with Nayapaltan violence

This March 12 photo shows law enforcers
producing 154 BNP leaders and activists
before the Court of Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate, Dhaka. Photo: Rashed Shumon.

Paltan police on Sunday pressed charges against 148 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance in a case filed under the speedy trial act.

The defendants include Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque, BNP leaders Amanullah Aman, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, Advocate Abed Raja, Md Shajahan and Jatiya Ganatantrik Party chief Shafiul Alam Prodhan.

The charges brought against the accused include creating panic among the people, assaulting police and carrying out vandalism in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan central office on March 11.

Sub-Inspector Mahmudul Hasan, who headed the investigation into the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Dhaka Sunday afternoon.

The investigating officer, however, dropped six other accused from the charge sheet, saying their involvement with the incident was not proved.

On the other hand, police are yet to complete the probe into a blast case filed over the same incident.

Courtesy: The Daily Star