Abbas remanded for sabotage, attempt to snatch police pistol

Mirza Abbas remanded for sabotage, attempt to snatch police pistol.

A Dhaka court today placed BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas on a five-day remand in a case on sabotage and attempts to snatch away pistols from the law enforcers during clashes on October 28 in the capital. 

Metropolitan Magistrate Shafi Uddin of Dhaka CMM Court granted the remand rejecting his bail petition.

After hearing both sides, the court granted the remand, said Shah Alam, Sub-Inspector of Shahjahanpur Police Station's General Registration section in the CMM Court.

Earlier, the Investigation Officer of the case produced Mirza Abbas in the court with a plea to put him on a five-day remand.

Advocates Mohsin Miah, Mosleh Uddin, Jasim Uddin, Omar Faruq Faruqui and Golam Mostafa stood on behalf of the BNP leader in the court while Public Prosecutor Abdullah Abu represented the state.

Mustafizur Rahman, Sub-Inspector of Shahjahanpur Police Station, filed the case making Mirza Abbas the prime accused on October 29.

Forty-nine BNP men were identified as suspects while 700-800 unidentified people have been made accused in the case.

Police and the BNP supporters clashed in some parts of the capital in connection with the party's scheduled grand rally on October 28.  - Special Correspondent