11 BNP men sent to jail on surrender

A Barisal court yesterday rejected the bail prayers of 11 leaders and activists of BNP Agailjhara upazila unit in an arson case and sent them to jail.

They are accused in a case for setting fire to BRTC bus and a goods-laden truck in the upazila during the countrywide blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance on January 13 and February 8 this year.

The BNP men surrendered to the District and Sessions Judge's Court at noon and sought bail. Judge Anwarul Haque rejected their bail petition and sent them to prison.

The accused are Agailjhara upazila BNP leaders Ashish Baroi and Razzak Faokir, Chhatra Dal President Hemayet Talukder, General Secretary, Kamrul Islam Jewel Molla, upazila Sramik Dal President, Shamsul Haque Khokon, and BNP activists Mizan Molla, Bachchu Molla, Anowar Hossain Anu, Shipon Howlader, Milon Molla, and Mizanur Rahaman.