Charge sheet against Dhira, five others on Thursday
A charge sheet in journalist Belal murder case accusing Jamaat leader Shahabuddin Lashkar alias Dhira and five others will be submitted on Thursday, said Mohammod Iqbal, investigating officer and also officer-in-charge (OC) of Khulna thana.
Belaluddin Ahmed, Khulna Bureau chief of Dainik Sangram, was injured in bomb attack on the night of February 5 this year at Khulna Press Club. He succumbed to his injuries on the morning of February 11 at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka.
Another charge sheet in the case under Explosive Substances Act was submitted on April 25.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Thursday's charge sheet will be submitted naming six people as accused. They are Jamaat leader Dhira, Jamaat activist Ekhlasur Rahman, Drug Pedlar Goda Yunus, Janajuddho operatives Iqbal Hossain Shadhin and Mirajul Islam Miraj.
Dhira named by Home Ministry as mastermind behind the murder was released on bail in August from Khulna district jail, while five others are in jail custody.