Nine former ministers, MPs appear before court virtually

Nine former ministers and lawmakers, including Anisul Haque and Hasanul Haque Inu, have been presented virtually before a Dhaka court from jail in connection with various murder and attempted murder cases relating to last year's July Uprising, reports BSS.

They were produced before the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman from Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj on Monday, and the court accepted their appearance in connection with the cases.

The other accused who virtually appeared before the court are: former minister Faruk Khan, former state minister Kamal Ahmed Majumder, former deputy minister Abdullah Al Jacob, former lawmakers Sadeq Khan, Morshed Alam, Golam Kibria Tipu, and former chairman of Exim Bank Nazrul Islam Majumder.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of the prosecution wing of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Mainuddin Chowdhury said former law minister Anisul Haque and Jatiya Party lawmaker Golam Kibria Tipu appeared before the court in a murder case lodged with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar thana, while former information minister Hasanul Haque Inu was virtually presented before the court in a murder case filed with Dhanmondi thana.

Former state minister Kamal Ahmed Majumder was virtually presented before the court in connection with two murder cases registered with Dhanmondi and Adabar thanas, the ADC said, adding that Sadeq Khan, Morshed Alam and Faruk Khan were virtually appeared before the court in connection with a murder case filed with Dhanmondi Thana.