The police have submitted two charge sheets against 58 BNP leaders and activists, including standing committee members Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah and MK Anwar, in a case filed over an arson attack on a vehicle on January 23.
Md Muraduzzman, sub-inspector of Jatrabari police station and also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheets with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court yesterday.
The IO also filed a petition for discharging 16 other accused from the allegations as the allegations brought against them were not proved during primary investigation.
One of the charge sheets was submitted under the Explosive Substances Act while the other was submitted under the penal code.
General Recording Office Sub-Inspector Ujir Ali said the charge sheets would be produced before the court on August 2.
The other charge-sheeted accused include Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Amanullah Aman, Barkatullah Bulu, Selima Rahman, Serin Sultana, Maruf Kamal Khan, Shimul Biswas, Journalist Shawkat Mahmud, Mir Sharafat Ali Sapu, Azizul Bari Helal, former MP Salauddin Ahmed and Nabiullah Nabi.
According to the case statement, miscreants hurled a petrol bomb and torched a vehicle of Tarab Paribahan in front of Kajla Mohila Madrasa at the capital’s Jatrabari area on January 23 during the blockade-hartal programme of the BNP-led alliance.
A day after the incident, SI Abdullah Biswas filed a case with Jatrabari police station in this regard.
