BNP leaders Amanullah, Zahid sent to jail

News - BNP leaders Amanullah, Zahid sent to jail
 A court here on Tuesday sent BNP joint secretary general Amanullah Aman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Dr AZM Zahid to jail in a case filed over March 6 violence in the city.

Metropolitan Magistrate of CMM Court Keshab Roy Chowdhury passed the order when police produced them before the court seeking a 10-day police remand for them.

The two BNP leaders through their lawyers filed bail petitions, but the court rejected both the remand and bail petitions and sent them to jail.

On March 6, a clash took place between BNP activists and police in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan office. A vehicle was torched and about 10 crude bombs exploded during the clash.

Later, sub-inspector Taher Bhuiyan of Paltan Police Station filed a case against 32 BNP activists and many more unnamed people on charges of obstructing police from discharging their duties, making attempts to kill cops and exploding crude bombs.

On May 19, police arrested Amanullah and Zahid from in front of Dhaka central jail gate after they had been released on HC bail in six other cases.

Later, both of them were shown arrested in the case filed over the May 6 clash.

Source: UNB Connect