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DHAKA, Nov 6, 2024 (BSS)- The High Court (HC) today cancelled an order of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka relieving 15 accused of Malibagh Killing Case  including two former lawmakers.

A High Court bench comprising Justice Mustafizur Rahman and Justice Md Sagir Hossain issued the order asking them to surrender before the District and Sessions Judge Court immediately.
The HC order came after hearing on a prayer filed by petitioner of the case Yunus Mridha, the then president of BNP Khilgaon thana unit.

Three BNP activists were killed and many others injured in the attack on a BNP procession led by central leader Mirza Abbas on February 13, 2001.

Next day major national dailies carried the news with picture of city’s top terrors Dulal and Khorshed Alam in their motions wielding firearms.

BNP leader Yunus Mridha had filed the case and police submitted charge sheet against 24 persons including former Awami League lawmakers Dr Iqbal and Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shayon.

Subsequently, police submitted charge sheet against them.

However, the home ministry on August 17 in 2009 recommended dropping names of some accused from the charge sheet.

Accordingly, the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka after hearing on August 26 and September 29 in 2010 relieved the 15 accused including the two lawmakers, keeping the trial of others in process.

Lawyer of the plaintiff advocate Aminul Islam said, his client prayed for cancellation of the Special Tribunal-1 order as it didn’t mention any logic of dropping the names of the accused from the charge sheet.
 
The court asked the trial court to issue arrest warrant against the 15 persons if they do not surrender before the court on the scheduled time.

Now, trial will continue against the all accused of the case, Aminul Islam said.