Barrister Rafiqul, Nipun Roy, Giasuddin sent to jail

A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent BNP leader Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia to jail after rejecting his bail in a non-submission case, in which he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment on Tuesday.

Metropolitan Magistrate Mahmuda Akhter passed the order after Rafiqul's lawyer Taherul Islam Tauhid submitted three petitions -- one for granting bail on condition to file an appeal to the higher court, one for giving him first class division, and the other for providing him proper treatment in jail.     

After hearing, the magistrate rejected the bail petition, ordered to send Barrister Rafiqul to jail, and granted two other petitions as per the Jail Code.

Police arrested Barrister Rafiqul from Bangla Motor in the capital around 6:30pm on Tuesday after he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by a Dhaka court.

His jail sentence came in a case filed against him for not submitting his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Before pronouncement of the judgement, Judge Sheikh Golam Mahbub of the Special Judge Court-6 cancelled Rafiqul's bail as he had remained absent from the court on that date. An arrest warrant was also issued against him.

NIPUN ROY

Another Dhaka court yesterday sent BNP Executive Committee member Nipun Roy Chowdhury and 12 others to jail after completion of their remand term in the three cases filed over clashes at Nayapaltan between BNP men and police on November 14.

Metropolitan Magistrate Shahidul Islam passed the order when the 13 accused were produced before the court.

Advocate Nitai Roy Chowdhury, father of Nipun, and their defence lawyers sought bail for them.

GIASUDDIN QUADER CHOWDHURY

A Chattogram court yesterday sent BNP Vice Chairman Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury to jail, rejecting his bail plea in a case filed against him on charge of making defamatory comments against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Senior Judicial Magistrate Joyanti Rani Roy passed the order after the BNP leader surrendered before the court, seeking bail in the case filed with Fatikchhari Police Station on May 30.

Fatikchari upazila Chhatra League president Jamal filed a case accusing Giasuddin and around 80 BNP leaders and activists with Fatikchari police station after the BNP leader allegedly made defamatory comments against the PM while attending an Iftar Mahfil organised by local BNP on May 29.