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Verdict in sabotage case against Altaf, 18 others Dec 28

December 25, 2023, 12:13 PM

Verdict in sabotage case against Altaf, 18 others Dec 28

Staff Reporter

A Dhaka court has set December 28 for pronouncing judgment in a case filed with Gulshan police station against 19 BNP leaders and activists, including former home minister Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, over sabotage activities.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury set the date as the both prosecution and defence concluded their arguments in the case on Sunday.

The other accused in the case are - -- Major (retd) Md Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Major (retd) Md Hanif, MA Awal Khan, MA Qaium, Md Dulal, Md Russel, Moinul Islam, Tofayel Ahammed alias Liton, Md Babul Hossain alias Babu, Md Alamgir Hossain alias Raju, Md Jahangir Shikder, Ariful Islam, Md Billal Hossain, Md Samsul Huq Miyaji, Md Biplob, Md Khurshid Alam Momtaj, Md Mosharraf Hossain and Md Mahbub.

According to the case documents, on June 4, 2011, the accused held a rally illegally in front of Mohakhali Wireless Gate Panir Tank and obstructed police from conducting their duties.

They also attacked policemen, vandalized and torched vehicles. Police on April 29, 2014, filed charge-sheet in the case.

The court on April 25, 2022, framed charges, initiating the trial officially. It examined seven out of 12 witnesses on different hearing dates.