Police have filed a case against Rajshahi district unit BNP Convener Abu Sayeed Chand for threatening to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Sub-Inspector Arman Hossain filed the case with Kashiadanga police station in Rajshahi on Monday.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kashiadanga police station Moniruzzaman said that the police have filed a case against the BNP leader on the charges of cocktail explosion, terrorist activities, sabotage plan, and thwarting the next election.
The police are conducting an operation to arrest him in this case, he added.
Mizanur Rahman Minu, the adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, has expressed regret over the incident and said: “We have been fighting for democracy. That kind of personal attack was not okay. As he is old, I am sorry on his behalf.”
Meanwhile, another case has been filed against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Abu Sayeed Chand for making over the incident.
Natore district Awami League General Secretary Shariful Islam Ramzan filed the case with Natore police station around 9:30pm on Monday.
Abu Sayeed Chand has been made the main accused in the case. The BNP secretary general has also been accused in the case.
Earlier on Friday afternoon, Abu Sayeed Chand threatened the prime minister at a public rally of metropolitan and district BNP at Shibpur High School ground in Puthia Upazila of Rajshahi as part of the central program.
"No more 27 or 10-point demand, just one point now – send Sheikh Hasina to the grave! We will do whatever is necessary to get Sheikh Hasina to resign,” he said.
Meanwhile, a video of the threat went viral on social media, triggering a storm of protests among Awami League leaders and supporters.
A case was filed against Abu Sayeed Chand with Puthia Police Station in Rajshahi under the Anti-Terrorism Act in this regard.
