218 BNP men sent to jail over Jubo League leader murder

A Noakhali court yesterday sent 218 leaders and activists of the BNP and its associate bodies to jail after rejecting their bail petitions in a case filed over the murder of Jubo League leader Mohammad Hanif.

Senior Judicial Magistrate Soheb Uddin Khan passed the order after all the 222 accused in the case appeared before the Cognisance Court-1 in the district and appealed for bail. 

The remaining four got bail, he said.

Noakhali BNP General Secretary Abdur Rahman said the accused who were not given bail included the party's Organising Secretary Shahidul Islam Kiron, Subarnachar BNP General Secretary Enayetullah Babul, district Swechchasebak Dal General Secretary Mizanur Rahman, Noakhali municipality former councilor Delwar Hossain, district Chhatra Dal General Secretary Abdullah Al Noman and Noakhali town BNP General Secretary Omar Faruk Topy.

Sudharam Model Thana OC Anwar Hossain said Hanif was shot dead during a BNP procession on December 11 last year. 

Eojbalia Union Jubo League Joint Convenor Ariful Islam Suman filed a case against 361 leaders and activists of the BNP and the Jamaat over the incident.