A Dhaka court today (December 21) fixed January 9 for hearing the bail petitions in nine cases filed against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir over political violence on October 28.

Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury set the date.

On December 18, the High Court directed the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in Dhaka to accept, hear and dispose the bail petitions of Fakhrul in connection with the nine cases.

The cases were filed with Paltan and Ramna police stations on charges of killing a police constable, illegal gathering on the street, vandalising vehicles, rioting, snatching a police weapon, damaging properties, assaulting policemen and preventing them from discharging their duties.

BDST: 2121 HRS, DEC 31, 2023
MSK