A Dhaka court has sent Barrister Ahsan Habib Bhuiyan, assistant secretary of the banned Awami League’s central sub-committee, to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge Israt Jennifer Jerin gave the order after Ahsan was produced before the court on Saturday, said Sub-inspector Moktar Hossain of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Prosecution Department.
SI Abdus Salam of Gulshan Police Station, the investigation officer of the case, produced Ahsan before the court and sought his remand, while Ahsan’s lawyer applied for bail, but the court sent him to jail and scheduled the bail hearing for the next day.
SI Mahabub of Gulshan police station, filed the case under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
According to the case details, on September 12 around noon, leaders and activists of the banned Chhatra League raised provocative slogans with banners near Fazle Rabbi Park at Gulshan. During the incident, they allegedly tried to vandalize vehicles, creating fear among the public. Five individuals were arrested while attempting to flee on motorcycles and other vehicles. Police later found evidence on their mobile phones in Messenger, WhatsApp, and Telegram groups showing efforts to organize themselves “with the aim of destabilizing the state and destroying its infrastructure.”
Ahsan was arrested in the case early Saturday during an operation at a residence in Dhaka’s Gulshan. He was taken into custody from a house on Road No-118 and later produced before a court.
He is the son of late Awami League leader MA Sattar Bhuiyan.
