A Dhaka court today (August 4) sent six leaders of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami to jail in a case lodged over vandalizing and setting Setu Bhaban in the capital's Banani area on fire on July 18.
 
The six accused are BNP senior joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, its Organizing Secretary Qazi Sayedul Alam Babul, Publicity Affairs Secretary Sultan Salauddin Tuku, Dhaka North City Unit Member Secretary Aminul Haque, BNP's Bagerhat District Convener MA Salam and Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Miah Golam Parwar.
 
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rashidul Alam passed the order as police produced the accused before the court after their three-day remand in the case and pleaded to keep them behind bars till the end of the probe.
 
The same court on August 1 placed the six accused on a three-day remand each in the case.
 
A mob of 250/300 people on July 18 stormed into the premises of Setu Bhaban, vandalized many vehicles, and motorbikes, ransacked different sheds and rooms, and later set those on fire. They attacked and beat many employees black and blue.

BDST: 1734 HRS, AUG 04, 2024
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