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.
2015 sabotage case Court issues arrest warrant against 23 BNP leaders
FE Team | Published: February 18, 2018 23:44:50
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