Court accepts charge sheet against 11 JCD men

After scrutinizing the case docket (CD), statements of witnesses and other relevant documents of the case, Metropolitan Magistrate Mir Ali Reza of the Speedy Trial Court-6 directed the authorities concerned to transfer the case to the trial court for quick disposal.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on August 10 pressed charges against 11 JCD leaders and activists, showing 23 people as prosecution witnesses.

The charge-sheeted accused are Imtiazur Rahman Prokash, Sahabur Rahman, Humayun Kabir, Mafizur Rahman, F Kabir Khan Shilpi, Sajjad Hossain Robin, Shariful Islam Sabuj, Majedul Islam, Abu Bakar Siddiqui, Asaduzzaman Asad and AKM Azad Swadhin.

Of them, Asad and Swadhin are still at large while the remaining nine were earlier arrested and are now in the custody.

The court issued warrant of arrest against the two and ordered attachment of their moveable properties following a prayer by the investigation officer (IO).

The IO dropped names of five others as their names and addresses, given by four accused in their confessional statements, were incorrect.

The four arrestees told a metropolitan magistrate on August 6 that two JCD leaders of Fazlul Haq Muslim Hall of Dhaka University -- Shaikot and Asad -- engaged them to obstruct buying and dropping of tender schedules for jobs worth around Tk 400 crore.

A team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) picked up 13 people on July 30 at CMMU of the health ministry on charge of creating obstacles to those who intended to buy or drop schedules.

Sources said August 1 was the last date for buying the schedules for three projects involving around Tk 400 crore under the development budget. August 2 was the last date for dropping the tender schedules, which were being sold at 36 places across the country, they added.