Ex-Gulshan OC remanded for blocking Khaleda's house with sand-laden trucks
Police, after taking permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs, arrested Md Rafiqul Islam on 17 October
A Dhaka court today (18 October) placed former officer-in-charge (OC) of Gulshan Police Station Md Rafiqul Islam on four-day remand in a case lodged over parking of five sand-laden trucks to block the entries to the road leading to the house of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in 2013.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Begum Afnan Somi passed the order as police produced Rafiqul, presently additional superintendant of police with DMP's Gulshan zone, before the court and pleaded to place him on five-day remand.
Police, after taking permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs, arrested Md Rafiqul Islam on 17 October.
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Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal leader Md Shariful Islam filed the case with Gulshan Police Station on 4 October.
According to the case documents, then Awami League government with the goal of retaining power, conspired to hold an election under its own government in 2014. In protest of the Awami League conspiracy, BNP on 29 December 2013, declared 'March for Democracy' programme.
The police at the time, to stop the BNP chairperson from joining the march, parked five sand-laden trucks to block entries to the road leading to her Gulshan house.
