A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against 213 leaders and activists of BNP and its front organizations including Dhaka's North City BNP Convener Aman Ullah Aman in two separate cases filed with Keraniganj Model police station over political violence.
Dhaka's Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate AKM Rakibul Hasan rejected their petitions to acquit from the cases and ordered the framing of charges.
At the same time, the court fixed January 2 for starting trial of the cases
The cases were filed in November 2013 and June 2017 respectively on charges of blasting crude bombs, damaging property, arson attacks on vehicles, vandalism, and assaulting police and obstructing them from discharging duties.
Aman Ullah Aman, now in jail custody, and 170 others who are now on bail, pleaded not guilty and demanded justice.
Before that, the magistrate dismissed petitions submitted for discharging Aman and others from the charges of the case.
In one case, the number of accused is 179, in another case, 34, said Additional Public Prosecutor Anwarul Kabir Babul.
On June 4, 2017, a case was filed following a clash between two groups of BNP men in Keraniganj.
After an investigation, police submitted a charge sheet against Aman and 178 others on November 18, 2018.
In the other case, it was alleged that a group of BNP leaders and activists and its front organizations gathered at Ghatarchar area of Keraniganj on November 27, 2013 during a political program.
Then they vandalized vehicles, torched vehicles, assaulted police and obstructed them from discharging duties.
Police later filed the case against Aman and several others with Keraniganj Police Station.
After the investigation, police submitted a charge sheet against Aman and 33 others on July 17, 2014.
