MP Liton murder accused denied bail

The High Court today denied bail to AJM Shamsuzzoha, an accused in a case filed over the murder of ruling Awami League Lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton.

The HC bench of justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mozibur Rahman dropped a petition filed by Shamsuzzoha seeking bail from its hearing list.  

That means, Shamsuzzoha will not get bail in the murder case, Deputy Attorney General Dr Md Bashir Ullah told The Daily Star.

The DAG said the trial court has already recorded statement from 14 witnesses of the case and at this stage, accused Shamsuzzoha, a godown keeper of Gaibandha, cannot get bail.

Gaibandha-1 lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton was killed after unknown assailants opened fire on him inside his home at Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha on December 31, 2016.

Manzurul's younger sister Fahmida Bulbul Kakoli filed the murder case with Sundarganj Police Station the next day.

A Gaibandha court on February 7, 2018 framed charges against eight people, including prime accused Col (retd) Abdul Kader Khan and Shamsuzzoha in the murder case.

Police submitted the charge sheet of the murder case against the eight on April 30, 2017.

Police arrested Kader and six other accused, while Chandon went into hiding soon after Manzurul had been killed.

All the seven accused confessed to their involvement in the murder before magistrates under Section 164.

In the charge sheet, it was mentioned that Kader had been planning for killing Manzurul since 2014.