56 BNP leaders, activists indicted for obstructing police

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DHAKA, Oct 15, 2019 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today framed charges against 56
leaders and activists of BNP including Mirza Abbas, Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal
and Habib Un Nabi Khan Sohel in a case lodged for allegedly obstructing
police from performing their duties in 2012.

Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur indicted the
accused and set December 30 to start recording depositions of the witnesses.

The other accused include Mir Sorafat Ali Sopu, Sultan Salauddin Tuku,
Azizul Bari Helal and Saiful Islam Nirob.

According to the case documents, the accused carried out subversive
activities in the city’s Paltan area on October 2, 2012, and obstructed
police from performing their duties.

Then Sub-Inspector (SI) of Paltan Police Station Idris Ali filed the case
over the incident and police filed the chargesheet in the case on December
31, 2013, against 56.