2023-12-21 16:48:57
The court ordered 135 BNP-Jamaat leaders and activists to be jailed for different terms in five cases of sabotage committed in Turag, Rampura, Mirpur, Hazaribagh and Banshal police stations of the capital. Besides, the court acquitted 100 people as the charges were not proved.
Five separate Metropolitan Magistrate Courts of Dhaka announced the verdict on Thursday (21 December).
93 people were sentenced in the case of Turag police station
The court sentenced 93 BNP leaders and activists to three years imprisonment in two sections in the case of vandalism committed at Turag police station in the capital five years ago. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate. Sheikh Sadi sentenced this to imprisonment. In addition to imprisonment, the court ordered a fine of Tk 4 thousand in two clauses to each accused. They will have to undergo another 14 days of imprisonment in default of payment of fine.
According to the source of the case complaint, on September 18, 2018, the BNP held a protest march in Turag police station area of the capital demanding the release of Khaleda Zia and the resignation of the government. At that time, the police filed a case at the Turag police station, alleging sabotage. After investigating the case, the investigating officer of the case filed a charge sheet in the court accusing 93 people.
13 people of Jamaat have been sentenced to prison in the case of Rampura police station
The court sentenced 13 leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami to two years of rigorous imprisonment in the sabotage case committed at Rampura police station in the capital five years ago. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ataullah sentenced him to prison. In addition to the imprisonment, each accused will have to undergo another month’s imprisonment without paying a fine of five thousand rupees. Those sentenced to prison are Abdul Quader, Khan Matiur Rahman, Md. Lokman Khan, Md. Zahirul Islam, Md. Mainuddin, Md. Ahsan Habib, Md. Hafez Abdul Qayyum Bhai, Md. Iqbal Kabir Nipu, Sakhawat Hossain Rifat, Md. Mizanur Rahman Ghalib, Chowdhury Ivan, Md. Azizullah Bhuiya, Md. Saleh Ahmed and Lutfar Rahman.
According to the source of the complaint, in October 2018, the police filed a case against the local Jamaat leaders and activists at Rampura police station in the capital. After investigating the case, the investigating officer of the case filed a charge sheet in the court accusing 13 people.
8 people were sentenced in the case of Mirpur police station
The court has sentenced eight BNP leaders and activists to two-and-a-half years imprisonment in the case of sabotage at Mirpur Model Police Station in the capital. They will have to serve two years in prison as the two sentences run concurrently. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim sentenced him to prison. In addition to imprisonment, the court ordered each of them to pay a fine of five thousand rupees. In default of payment of fine, they will have to undergo another month of imprisonment without work.
The convicts are-Mo. Imran, Md. A. Quddus, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Asif Hossain Rana, Md. Amir Hossain, Md. Kamrul Islam, Md. Akhter Hossain and Manik Dutt. Meanwhile, the court acquitted the two accused as the charges were not proved in the case.
According to the source of the case complaint, the police filed the case on November 6, 2018 on the charge of sabotaging the BNP procession in Mirpur area. There were 10 accused in the charge sheet of this case.
6 people sentenced in Hazaribag police case
The court has sentenced six BNP leaders and workers to one and a half years in two sections in the case of sabotage of Hazaribag police station in the capital 13 years ago. As the charges were not proved in the case, the remaining 51 accused in the charge sheet were acquitted. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ahmed Humayun Kabir gave this verdict. The sentenced are-Mo. Abdul Latif, Md. Aziz, Md. Chanaullah, Md. Hasu Mia, Swapan and Abul Khair Liton.
According to the sources of the case, the police filed this case in Hazaribagh police station of the capital on the charge of sabotage in November 2010. After the investigation of the case, a charge sheet was filed in the court against 57 people.
15 people sentenced to imprisonment in the case of Banshal police station
A decade ago, the court sentenced 15 BNP leaders and workers to 6 months’ imprisonment without labor and a fine of Tk 2,000 in a case filed at Banshal police station in old Dhaka. Meanwhile, the remaining 47 accused in the charge sheet of the case were acquitted as the charges were not proved. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Sultan Sohag Uddin announced the verdict of this case.
According to the source of the case complaint, the police filed the case in November 2013 at Dhaka’s Banshal police station on charges of sabotaging the hartal. After the investigation, a total of 62 people were accused and a charge sheet was submitted to the court. A total of 16 people testified in court during the trial
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