Charge against Fakhrul, 110 other BNP leaders deferred

A Dhaka court deferred Sunday the hearing on charge framing against 111 BNP leaders, including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in three separate cases, reports UNB.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Tarek Mainul Islam Bhuiya fixed the dates when lawyers for the BNP leaders submitted petitions seeking time.
The court fixed September 2 for next hearing to frame charges against 26 BNP leaders in a case filed with Shahjahanpur thana while September 3 for framing charges against 44 BNP leaders in another case filed with the Paltan thana. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was named the accused in both cases.
The court also fixed August 24 for framing charges against 41 BNP leaders, including Barrister Maudud Ahmed in a case filed with the Paltan thana.
Meanwhile, the court issued arrest warrants against 12 BNP leaders, including its student affairs' secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, as they were not present in the court. All of them were named accused in all the three cases.
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, joint secretary general Abdullah Al Noman, Barrister Moudud Ahmed, Dhaka city unit BNP convener Mirza Abbas, member secretary Habibun Nabi Sohel, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Amanullah Aman, Barkatullah Bulu, Mir Sharafat Ali Sapu, Moazzem Hossain Alal were present before the court Sunday.