A Dhaka Court has deferred the charge framing hearing against 46 BNP leaders including party acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in an arson case lodged in 2012.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ataul Haque fixed October 27 for the next hearing following a time petition filed by defence lawyer Md Sanaullah Miah on Wednesday.
A total of 36 BNP leaders including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee members MK Anwar, Mirza Abbas and Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi appeared before the court.
Three other accused including former Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Maqbul Ahmed are absconding.
According to the case statement, the accused torched vehicles in front of the Prime Minister’s Office during the April 29 shutdown in 2012.
BNP had called the countrywide hartal demanding rescue of BNP Leader M Ilyas Ali and restoration of the caretaker government system.
On May 10, 2012, Detective Branch Inspector Md Nurul Amin submitted the charge sheet to the Court.