Fakhrul, Abbas denied bail once again
A Dhaka court has rejected bail applications of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas in a case filed over the 7 December clash between police and the party men in the capital's Nayapaltan area.
The bail petition was placed before the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Asaduzzaman on Wednesday.
The judge rejected the plea after the hearing at 3pm, said BNP lawyer Masud Ahmed Talukder.
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Masud Ahmed Talukder told The Business Standard they will appeal with the High court against the order of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge.
According to sources, some 92 cases have been filed against Mirza Fakhrul in the last 10 years.
Of these, 20 to 25 are now active and the BNP secretary general has served 350 days in jail since 2012, said lawyers handling his cases.
Earlier, a team from the Detective Branch (DB) of police picked up Mirza Fakhrul and Mirza Abbas from their residences in the capital. Later in the day, a Dhaka court sent them to jail rejecting their bail petitions.
