Dhaka: A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against 15 BNP leaders including its standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah in a case filed for torching a vehicle in Dhaka this year.
Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order on Monday afternoon after accepting charges against the 15 accused.
The other accused include – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Special Assistant Shamshur Rahman Shimul Biswas, Press Secretary Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel, former Chhatra Dal president Azizul Bari, Habibun Nabi Khan Sohel, Hasan Commissioner, Md Golam Mostafa, Forhad Alam Bhuiyan, Mohiuddin Sohag, Nowshad Alam, Nurul Amin Gazi, Nayan Bangali, Roisul Islam Pobon, Nur Salam and Md Sunny.
The case was filed over the incident of torching a bus in capital’s Pallabi area on January 26 during BNP’s countrywide blockade and hartal.
Later, Zakir Hossain ,the driver of the bus, filed the case with Pallabi police station.