Ex-MP Faizur sent to jail in attempted murder case

A Dhaka court has sent former MP Faizur Rahman Badal to jail in a case filed over an attempted murder in the New Market area during the July Uprising, report agencies.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehasnul Islam passed the order on Monday as police produced him before the court.
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested Rahman from the Nikunjo area on Sunday night.
According to case details, the accused, along with members of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, attacked protesters of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on July 19, 2024.
Later, Sajib Uddin filed a case with New Market Police Station on February 4, 2025.
Meanwhile, a Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 114 bank accounts belonging to Taufika Karim, former personal secretary (PS) to jailed ex-Law Minister Anisul Huq.
Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz of the Dhaka Metropolitan Court issued the order, following an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The accounts currently hold approximately Tk 869.8 million, while illegal transactions totaling Tk 6.53 billion have reportedly been conducted through these accounts.
The ACC's application, filed by CID Deputy Police Inspector (Retd.) Md Moniruzzaman, alleged that Taufika abused her position to accumulate wealth through illegal activities.