Moudud, Abbas among 41 indicted

A Dhaka court has framed charges against BNP leaders Moudud Ahmed, Mirza Abbas and 39 others in a case filed under Speedy Trial Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Tarek Moiunul Islam Bhuiyan passed the order on Tuesday morning. The court also fixed October 12, for the next hearing of the case.
Among the accused 12 men were still absconding.
BNP Standing Committee Members Barrister Moudud Ahmed, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Joint General Secretary Barkatullah Bulu , Juba Dal President Moazzem Hossain Alal, among the others, were accused in the case.
On March 11 last year, a case was filed against the 44 BNP leaders and activists with Paltan police station for hindering police duty and vandalism in front of the party’s Naya Paltan office.
Mashiur Rahman, a Sub-Inspector of Paltan Police Station, submitted chargesheet, accusing the 41 BNP leaders and activists on March 19, this year, after finishing the investigation.