DHAKA, Jan 5, 2020 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today asked police to probe a
case filed against 11 BNP men, including its acting chairman Tarique Rahman,
over issuing death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Jananetri
Parishad president AB Siddiqui.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Satyabrata Shikder passed the order to
Hatirjheel police station to investigate the matter and submit the report
before the court on February 18 next.
Other accused of the case includes Dhaka City North unit vice-chairman of
BNP Rabiul Awal Sohel and Jamaat leader Afzal Hossain.
On January 2, Jananetri Parishad president AB Siddiqui filed the case
against the accused with the court.
According to the case statement, the accused with the directive of
Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of BNP who is now staying in London, issued
death threat to the plaintiff and the Premier going to his office located in
city’s Mirpur on December 27, 2019.
The accused threatened that they would kill the Prime Minister as well as
the plaintiff if all the cases filed against BNP leaders, including BNP
Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, and activists would not be withdrawn
immediately.