Rafiqul Islam Mia

A Dhaka court today issued arrest warrants against 28 BNP leaders and activists including Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia in an arson case.

Judge Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah of the Metropolitan Sessions Judges Court of Dhaka passed the order after taking cognisance of the charges against 32 BNP men including the 28 for whom arrests warrants were issued.

Among the 32, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi is in jail while advocate Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and Nasir Hossain are on bail.

The case was filed on January 30 this year for torching a vehicle in Mirpur area of the capital on January 3.