Report on execution of warrant against Tarique, Fakhrul Oct 14

BSS, Dhaka

A Dhaka court yesterday set October 14 to submit report on executing arrest warrant issued against nine leaders and activists of BNP including party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Satyabrata Shikder set the date as police failed to submit the report yesterday. The court on August 5 issued warrant to arrest Tarique Rahman, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amanullah Aman, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Goyeswar Chandra Roy, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, former BUET teacher Hafizur Rahman Rana and Chhatra Dal activist Emdadul Haque Bhuiyan in a case lodged over making death threats. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Satyabrata Shikder passed the order, taking into cognizance a case filed against them by Jananetri Parishad president AB Siddiqui on that day. “The accused are making threats to me as I have filed cases against their leaders including Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. They have sent me threat letter in the name of IS. That is why I have taken refuge of court,” Siddiqui told the news agency on August 5.

Probe report in graft case against DIG Mizan, Basir Oct 2

BSS, Dhaka

A Dhaka court yesterday set October 2 for submitting probe report in a case lodged against suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman and suspended ACC director Khandaker Enamul Basir for leaking information and taking bribe.

Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge KM Imrul Qayes passed the order as investigation officer (IO) of the case and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director Sheikh Mohammad Fanafilya failed to submit the report yesterday. The anti-graft body on July 16 filed the case with its Dhaka district coordination office-1 under the Money Laundering Prevention Act. Both the officials were suspended from their respected agencies after the allegations of taking and giving bribes were lodged against them.