Khaleda charged with arson in 2 cases
Police yesterday pressed charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 26 other leaders and activists of her party-led alliance in two arson cases filed in February and March last year.
In both cases, Khaleda Zia has been shown as the mastermind even though her name was not mentioned in the first information reports.
The cases were filed with city's Darussalam Police Station accusing 27 leaders and activists of the BNP-led alliance of carrying out arson attacks on buses in Darussalam and Gabtoli during the combine's nonstop anti-government movement last year.
Of the accused, the case's charge sheets showed Khaleda and 19 others fugitives as they did not secure bail.
The investigation officers of the cases appealed to the court to issue arrest warrants for them. Rest of the seven, including BNP leader Amanullah Aman, are on bail.
According to the charge sheets, Khaleda masterminded the arson attacks on two buses on February 14 and March 3 last year.
Sub-inspector Faruqul Alam of Darussalam Police Station, also the investigation officer of the first case, submitted the charge sheet against Khaleda and 23 others to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court of Dhaka.
In the second charge sheet, Khaleda and 26 others were charged with arson. The names of twenty-four accused, including Khaleda, are common in both the charge sheets.
The accused include BNP leaders Amanullah Aman, Habib-Un-Nabi Khan Sohel, Mir Sarafat Ali Sapu, Azizul Bari Helal, Sultan Salauddin Tuku, Khaleda's Special Assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas and her Press Secretary Maruf Kamal Khan.
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