A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the issuance of arrest warrant against 12 people including Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman in the case of vandalism of Uttara West police station in the capital.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Devdas Chandra Adhikari's court passed this order, said special public prosecutor Azad Rahman.
He said that Wednesday was the day of taking evidence in the case. As the defendants did not appear in court, their lawyers applied for more time. However, the court rejected the application and ordered the issuance of arrest warrant against them.
In 2012, the police of Uttara West police station filed the case as plaintiff on the charge of vandalism.
Earlier on Tuesday, Dr Shafiqur Rahman was shown arrested in a case lodged under Anti-Terrorism Act with the capital's Jatrabari police station.
