2015 sabotage case Court issues arrest warrant against 23 BNP leaders

A court in the city issued on Sunday a warrant for the arrest of 23 BNP men, including its joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu, journalist leader Shawkat Mahmud, in a sabotage case with Ramna Police Station in 2015, reports UNB.

M Kamrul Hossain Mollah, judge of the Metropolitan Session's Court, passed the order taking cognisance of the charge-sheet.

It ordered the officer-in-charge of Ramna Police Station to submit a report on March 27 complying with the arrest warrant.

The warranted leaders include BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's Press Secretary Maruf Kamal Khan, chairperson's personal secretary Shimul Biswas, BNP leaders Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel, Shafiul Bari, Mir Sharafat Ali and Shirin Sultana.

In the case, 17 BNP leaders were, earlier, granted bail and one remain kept in the jail.