A Dhaka court yesterday rejected the bail petitions of five BNP leaders in two cases filed with Motijheel police station and a case filed with Ramna police station.
The BNP leaders are Moudud Ahmed, Rafiqul Islam Mia, MK Anwar, Shamsur Rahman alias Shimul Biswas and BNP Chairperson’s Advisor, Khandaker Mahbub Hossain.
Dhaka Metropolitan Session’s Judge Md Jahrul Haque passed the order in the afternoon.
BNP leader Moudud Ahmed, Rafiqul Islam Mia, MK Anwar and Shimul Biswas have been shown accused in two cases filed with Motijheel police station while Khonder Mahbub was shown accused in a case filed with Ramna police station.
Md Sanaullah Miah, the defence counsel for the BNP leaders, filed separate bail petitions for each arguing that the government is now trying to harass these politicians by filing false cases against them. During the bail hearing, he also argued that the accused were entitled to bail as they were not involved with the crimes stated in the cases.
However, the court rejected the bail pleas after the hearing.
Meanwhile, Sanaullah Miah said an appeal will be made to the High Court regarding the court’s bail rejection.
On the other hand, another BNP leader Shammi Akhter has received bail in a case filed against her with Banani Police station for torching a bus.
Metropolitan Magistrate Hasibul Haque granted her bail after hearing the bail petition filed by her defence counsel Sanaullah Miah.