Arrest warrant against Rizvi, 8 others

Staff Correspondent: An arrest warrant has been issued against BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and 8 others in a sabotage case.

Judge (in-charge) of the Metropolitan Session Judge’s Court Ruhul Amin passed the order after accepting the charges against 17 accused including the eight in the case filed for exploding bomb in the capital’s Pallabi area in last year.

Other accused BNP leaders include Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel, Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia and Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel.

The court also asked law enforcers to submit a report on August 23 on execution of the arrest warrant.

According the prosecution, a group of supporters of BNP-led 20-party alliance blasted bombs in front of Islamia High School in Pallabi area on January 27, 2015.

Risingbd/DHAKA/July 25, 2016/MA Khan/Mukul