A Comilla court has ordered the arrest of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 45 other leaders and activists of her party in a case filed over the 2015 arson attack on a bus in Chouddagram upazila.
District and Sessions Judge Jesmin Ara Begum issued the order after accepting the chargesheet in the case on Monday.
Earlier in the day, Sub-Inspector Mohammad Ibrahim, the case's investigation officer, submitted the chargesheet against 78 people, including Khaleda.
Eight people were killed when miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a bus at Jogmohanpur in Chouddagram upazila during BNP-led alliance’s movement on February 3, 2015.
Two separate cases — one under the Explosive Substances Act and another for murder — were filed against 56 people, including Khaleda.
The BNP chief and five top leaders of her party were accused in the cases for giving orders.
Khaleda Zia is currently in London.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
