Khaleda, 25 others acquitted

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court on Wednesday acquitted BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 25 others from an attempt to murder case.

Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) of the court Sharifur Rahman relieved all the accused including BNP Chairperson as police submitted final report of the case regarding an attempt to murder of former shipping minister Shahjahan Khan.

The other prominent acquitted persons are: BNP Vice Chairman Selima Rahman, Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram, general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal Shirin Sultana, former BNP leader Khandkar Mahbubur Rahman and Advocate Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas.
According to the case, hundreds of people led by Shahjahan Khan under the banner of Muktijoddha Parishad assembled in Gulshan area to 'Gherao' the office of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on February 16 in 2015. The accused persons hurled bombs on the gathering.    —BSS