Attack on Ex-US envoy Bernicat’s convoy further report Oct 4

US Embassy, Dhaka.

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka Monday set October 4 to submit further investigation report in the case lodged over the alleged attack on the convoy of the then US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia S Bernicat in August of 2018.

Metropolitan Magistrate Zaki-al Farabi set the new date as Detective Branch (DB) of police failed to submit the report on Monday.

On last January 1, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim Chowdhuryordered DB to further investigate the case and submit report. 

Badiul Alam Majumdar, Secretary of Shusashoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJON), filed the c ase with Mohammadpur Police Station in the capital on August 10 on thecharge of attack on the convoy on August 4 of 2018.

It has been known that the accused people vandalized the house of thecomplainant and made death threats to his wife and son, according to the charge sheet.

On March 1 of last year, the court framed charges against nine accused and they

are- Firoz Mahmud, Naimul Hasan Rasel, Mir Amzad Hossain Akash, Sazu

Islam, Razibul Islam Razu, Shahidul Alam Khan Kajol, Mozahid Azmi Tanna,

Siam and Oli Ahmed Joy. - Special Correspondent