A Dhaka court yesterday deferred until May 5 the hearing on charge framing against BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 25 others in a case filed over vandalism and torching vehicles in the capital.
Metropolitan Magistrate Muhammad Tarique Moinul Islam Bhuyan deferred the indictment hearing following a time petition filed by defence counsel Syed Zaynal Abedin Mesbah.
According to the case statement, on March 2, 2013, Sub-Inspector Mehedi Maksud filed the case with Paltan police station against BNP leaders and activists for vandalising and torching vehicles in the capital’s Paltan area during a hartal day.
Later, on March 26, 2013, SI Aminul Islam, also investigation officer of the case, submitted a charge sheet against 26 BNP men including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the party’s Standing Committee members Barrister Moudud Ahmed, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Joint Secretary General Amanullah Aman.