KHULNA, June 29 (bdnews24.com): A Khulna court Friday ordered eight men, including Khulna city Awami League (AL) president and former state minister Talukder Abdul Khaleque, to jail.
Khulna Sadar police chief Asaduzzaman said in a raid on 95, Gogon Babu Road in Khulna, police arrested Abdul Khaleque along with AL leaders HM Mortzabul Haque Mostafa, Liakat Ali Liku, Jahangir Alam, Nurul Islam Manu, Moqbul Hossain, FMA Aziz and Abdul Malek.
They were all charged with offences under the Gambling Act.
The accused persons arrived in court under strict police guard from the police station at midday Friday.
Their bail petitions would be heard Sunday, Magistrate Shefina Begum said and gave the order to send them to jail.
The court also passed the order to give division to Khaleque, a former state minister for relief and disaster management.
Khulna District Bar Association president Chisty Sohrab Hossain Shikder and general secretary, Ayub Ali Sheikh, stood in court for the accused.
Talukder Khaleque, 7 others sent to jail
FE Team | Published: June 30, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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