Charge framing against SQ Chy Nov 10
A Chittagong court yesterday fixed November 10 for taking decision on charge framing
against convicted war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in two cases filed for causing violence in 2010.
The court will also take decision on two petitions filed by the prosecution seeking further investigation in the cases.
During yesterday's hearing, Chittagong District Public Prosecutor Abul Hasem told the court that some people are not included in the charge sheets, though they were initially accused in the cases.
On November 7, 2010, vehicles were vandalised and torched in Banshbaria and Salimpur areas in Chittagong's Sitakunda over rumours that the administration did not permit a rally of BNP at Dhaka' Paltan and that Chowdhury had been arrested.
Hashem said eight people, including BNP Chittagong district (north) unit's Convener Aslam Chowdhury, were not included in the charge sheet of Banshbaria incident. And the other charge sheet did not mention five people who were directly involved in the Salimpur incident.
A counsel for Chowdhury, Abdus Sattar, prayed to the court for discharging Chowdhury from the charges mentioning that his client's name was not mentioned in the FIR.
Two charge sheets were submitted on September 12, 2011 with Chowdhury as the prime suspect and 10 and six others in Salimpur and Banshbaria cases respectively.
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