The police have submitted a charge sheet against 38 leaders and activists of the BNP in the Bangla film actor Shabnur's father murder case.
South Surma police station Officer-in-Charge Md Murshalin submitted the charge sheet with the court of Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate on Saturday.
Murshalin told the Dhaka Tribune: “We have submitted a charge sheet against 38 BNP men, including Joint Convener of district BNP Advocate Shamsuzzaman Zaman, Joint Secretary Ajmal Bakht and district Chhatra Dal General Secretary Shakil Morshed.”
“We have dropped the names of three persons, including missing BNP leader Ilias Ali, from the charge sheet.”
According to the case statement, some unidentified miscreants set a passenger bus ablaze on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in December 18, 2011, leaving Kazi Naser, father of actor Shabnur, killed.
Later, Surma police station Sub Inspector Harun Majumder filed a case accusing 22 persons.
Investigation Officer SI Sohel Rana said: “We have found the involvement of 38 BNP men after the investigation. The police have made 35 people as witnesses of the case.”