Hannan Shah remanded for 3 days
Friday, 9 November 2007
A Dhaka court Thursday remanded ASM Hannan Shah, adviser to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, for three days after he was arrested on charges of violating emergency rules, reports bdnews24.com.
Magistrate Habibur Rahman Siddiqui of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court for Dhaka granted three days' remand after investigation officer (IO) Asaduzzaman, a sub-inspector (SI) of Tejgaon Police Station, appealed to the court seeking seven days to quiz Hannan Shah.
Hannan Shah's lawyers appealed to the court against the remand appeal.
Police also took three other BNP men into remand. They are Ali Arshad Mamun, Zakir Hossain and Abul Bashar.
Hannan Shah was arrested from his DOHS home at Mohakhali at about 11:40 pm Wednesday.
Assistant police commissioner for Tejgaon Zone Kazi Mashiur Rahman had earlier told the news agency that the charges stemmed from violence near former president Ziaur Rahman's grave in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on National Revolution and Solidarity Day.
Sub-inspector Golam Mabud filed a case against seven people in connection with the violence.
BNP supporters loyal to deposed secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain Wednesday physically harassed standing committee member Mahbubur Rahman as he went to place wreath at the grave of Ziaur Rahman.
Meanwhile, 47 former BNP lawmakers Thursday demanded immediate release of ASM Hannan Shah and others arrested under the Emergency Powers Rules (EPR).
In a joint statement, the former BNP MPs also demanded withdrawal of cases filed under the EPR against former MP Moazzem Hossain Alal and others.
They said the neutrality of the caretaker government would be harmed if cases and harassment were meted out against BNP leaders and workers. "Unnecessary harassment will also deepen the doubts about the next year's general elections."
Former BNP MP Mohammad Shajahan read out the joint statement to the journalists at the BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain's NAM apartment.
Former MPs Maj (retd) Akhtaruzzaman, Selim Reza Habib, Nurul Kabir Shaheen, Principal Sorhab Uddin, Abdul Momin Talukdar, Shirin Sultana, Rehana Akhtar Ranu, Helen Zerin Khan, Saimun Begum, Fahima Hossain Jubilee, Bilkis Jahan Shirin, Jahan Panna, Sultana Ahmad, Noorjahan Yasmin, Newaz Halima Orly, Rasheda Begum Hira and Yasmin Ara Huq were present.
Meanwhile, BNP acting office secretary Rizvi Ahmed also demanded the release of Hannan Shah and withdrawal of case against him.
Hannan Shah was arrested under a conspiracy, he alleged, saying that the case against him under the EPR is "completely false and motivated."
Rizvi also demanded withdrawal of similar 'false' cases and harassment against other party leaders including Jubo Dal general secretary ex-MP Moazzem Hossain Alal, JASAS general secretary Babul Ahmed and former JCD leader Asaduzzaman Ripon.
He said the BNP leaders and workers were not involved with the assault on standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman near Zia's grave Wednesday. "The incident was unwarranted," he added.
Referring to the Election Commission's letter to Saifur-Hafiz faction of BNP for dialogue on electoral reforms, Rizvi said, "Saifur-Hafiz faction is out of the mainstream of BNP."
Magistrate Habibur Rahman Siddiqui of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court for Dhaka granted three days' remand after investigation officer (IO) Asaduzzaman, a sub-inspector (SI) of Tejgaon Police Station, appealed to the court seeking seven days to quiz Hannan Shah.
Hannan Shah's lawyers appealed to the court against the remand appeal.
Police also took three other BNP men into remand. They are Ali Arshad Mamun, Zakir Hossain and Abul Bashar.
Hannan Shah was arrested from his DOHS home at Mohakhali at about 11:40 pm Wednesday.
Assistant police commissioner for Tejgaon Zone Kazi Mashiur Rahman had earlier told the news agency that the charges stemmed from violence near former president Ziaur Rahman's grave in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on National Revolution and Solidarity Day.
Sub-inspector Golam Mabud filed a case against seven people in connection with the violence.
BNP supporters loyal to deposed secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain Wednesday physically harassed standing committee member Mahbubur Rahman as he went to place wreath at the grave of Ziaur Rahman.
Meanwhile, 47 former BNP lawmakers Thursday demanded immediate release of ASM Hannan Shah and others arrested under the Emergency Powers Rules (EPR).
In a joint statement, the former BNP MPs also demanded withdrawal of cases filed under the EPR against former MP Moazzem Hossain Alal and others.
They said the neutrality of the caretaker government would be harmed if cases and harassment were meted out against BNP leaders and workers. "Unnecessary harassment will also deepen the doubts about the next year's general elections."
Former BNP MP Mohammad Shajahan read out the joint statement to the journalists at the BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain's NAM apartment.
Former MPs Maj (retd) Akhtaruzzaman, Selim Reza Habib, Nurul Kabir Shaheen, Principal Sorhab Uddin, Abdul Momin Talukdar, Shirin Sultana, Rehana Akhtar Ranu, Helen Zerin Khan, Saimun Begum, Fahima Hossain Jubilee, Bilkis Jahan Shirin, Jahan Panna, Sultana Ahmad, Noorjahan Yasmin, Newaz Halima Orly, Rasheda Begum Hira and Yasmin Ara Huq were present.
Meanwhile, BNP acting office secretary Rizvi Ahmed also demanded the release of Hannan Shah and withdrawal of case against him.
Hannan Shah was arrested under a conspiracy, he alleged, saying that the case against him under the EPR is "completely false and motivated."
Rizvi also demanded withdrawal of similar 'false' cases and harassment against other party leaders including Jubo Dal general secretary ex-MP Moazzem Hossain Alal, JASAS general secretary Babul Ahmed and former JCD leader Asaduzzaman Ripon.
He said the BNP leaders and workers were not involved with the assault on standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman near Zia's grave Wednesday. "The incident was unwarranted," he added.
Referring to the Election Commission's letter to Saifur-Hafiz faction of BNP for dialogue on electoral reforms, Rizvi said, "Saifur-Hafiz faction is out of the mainstream of BNP."