A Dhaka court today (October 18)  placed six employees of Palli Bidyut Samity (PBS) on three-day remand each in two separate sedition cases filed against them for their alleged role in destabilising the power sector.

The PSB employees are- Rajon Kumar Das, Asaduzzaman Bhuiyan, Dipak Kumar Singha, Rahat, Monir Hossain and Belal Hossain.

Of the six, Belal Hossain was accused in one sedition case, while the five others were accused in the other case.
 
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila Sumu Chowdhury passed the order as police produced the six accused before the court and pleaded for 10-day remand for each of them.

Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) Director (admin) Arshad Hossain filed the cases against them with capital's Khilkhet Police Station on Thursday (October 17).

BDST: 1733 HRS, OCT 18, 2024
MN