Fakhrul denied bail, Abbas shown arrested
Court Correspondent :
A Dhaka court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir again in a case filed about vandalism of the Chief Justice’s residence during the BNP-police clash on October 28 last year.
Meanwhile, BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas has been shown arrested in nine more cases.
With this, Mirza Fakhrul’s bail has been rejected for four times by the High Court and lower courts on different occasions.
Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila Sumu Chowdhury of Dhaka passed the order after Mirza Fakhrul’s lawyer submitted a petition seeking bail in the case.
The defense lawyer said Fakhrul is now 76 years old and he has been suffering from various ailments including cardiac issues and he was not present during the alleged vandalism.
Besides, the prosecution did not mention his involvement specifically, so his bail petition should be granted, the lawyer said.
While opposing the bail petition, the prosecution told the court that as per the direction and instigation of Fakhrul and other top BNP leaders, party leaders and activists had committed offences including attacking the chief justice’s residence.
Earlier, Fakhrul was granted bail in 10 other cases filed with Ramna and Paltan police stations over political violence on October 28.
Of the cases, six were filed with Paltan Model Police Station, while the rest were filed with Ramna Model Police Station.
The charges in the cases include killing of a police constable, illegal gathering on the street, vandalizing vehicles, rioting, snatching a police weapon, damaging properties, assaulting police personnel and preventing them from discharging their duties.
It may be remembered that 11 cases were filed against Mirza Abbas following the chaotic situation that unfolded on October 23 of last year. He was detained on October 31 from his Shahjahanpur residence and shown arrested in the case under sabotage and Explosive Substances Act with Shahjahanpur Police Station.
On November 1, 2023, a Dhaka court sent Abbas to the jail after the end of his five-day remand.
