PBI asked to submit report in sedition case against Hefajat leaders
Court Correspondent :
A court of Dhaka yesterday fixed February 3 for submission of the probe report in the sedition cases filed against acting Secretary General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish Maulana Muhammad Mamunul Haque and two others.
Magistrate Baki Billah fixed the new date for Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to submit the report on Thursday.
They are Hefajat-e-Islam Chief Junayed Babunagari and Islami Andolan Bangladesh Senior Nayeb-e-Amir Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim.
Metropolitan Magistrate Md Baki Billah of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka passed the orders after PBI failed to submit any report yesterday (Thursday).
On December 7, last year, Aminul Islam Bulbul, President of Muktijuddho Moncho central committee, filed a case against the trio with the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Satyabrata Sikder of the CMM Court for their “disparaging” comments on sculptures. Recording the statement of the complainant, the court ordered Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of PBI to probe the case and submit the report by January 7.
The complainant in the case alleged that Mamunul Haque at a function in the capital’s BMA Bhaban on November 13 had threatened to lay seize at Shapla Chattar area, while Syed Faizul Karim at a separate programme in Dholaikhal area of old Dhaka, had callead for Jihad to stop construction of Bangabandhu’s sculpture, he even threatened to throw the sculpture into the Buriganga.
Junayed Babunagari in another programme at Hathazari of Chattogram had also allegedly threatened to repeat a Shapla Chattar blockade and tearing down the sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Meanwhile, Aminul Islam Bulbul in his case also alleged that the accused were trying to incite communal hatred by using the religion and use it for gaining political gains.
Advocate Moshiur Malek, founder of Bangabandhu Foundation, filed a case against Mamunul Haque with the same court over the same allegation.
Upon hearing, the magistrate took cognisance of charges against the accused and directed Deputy Inspector General of Police of PBI to probe the matter and submit reports to it on January 7.
A court of Dhaka yesterday fixed February 3 for submission of the probe report in the sedition cases filed against acting Secretary General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish Maulana Muhammad Mamunul Haque and two others.
Magistrate Baki Billah fixed the new date for Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to submit the report on Thursday.
They are Hefajat-e-Islam Chief Junayed Babunagari and Islami Andolan Bangladesh Senior Nayeb-e-Amir Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim.
Metropolitan Magistrate Md Baki Billah of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka passed the orders after PBI failed to submit any report yesterday (Thursday).
On December 7, last year, Aminul Islam Bulbul, President of Muktijuddho Moncho central committee, filed a case against the trio with the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Satyabrata Sikder of the CMM Court for their “disparaging” comments on sculptures. Recording the statement of the complainant, the court ordered Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of PBI to probe the case and submit the report by January 7.
The complainant in the case alleged that Mamunul Haque at a function in the capital’s BMA Bhaban on November 13 had threatened to lay seize at Shapla Chattar area, while Syed Faizul Karim at a separate programme in Dholaikhal area of old Dhaka, had callead for Jihad to stop construction of Bangabandhu’s sculpture, he even threatened to throw the sculpture into the Buriganga.
Junayed Babunagari in another programme at Hathazari of Chattogram had also allegedly threatened to repeat a Shapla Chattar blockade and tearing down the sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Meanwhile, Aminul Islam Bulbul in his case also alleged that the accused were trying to incite communal hatred by using the religion and use it for gaining political gains.
Advocate Moshiur Malek, founder of Bangabandhu Foundation, filed a case against Mamunul Haque with the same court over the same allegation.
Upon hearing, the magistrate took cognisance of charges against the accused and directed Deputy Inspector General of Police of PBI to probe the matter and submit reports to it on January 7.
