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April 22, 2024 18:41
Lalmonirhat representative
The court has sent BNP leader and former chairman of Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila Parishad AKM Mominul Haque and convenor of Sadar Upazila Chhatra Dal Jahangir Khan to jail in the murder case of Sramik League leader Jahangir Alam in Lalmonirhat.
On Monday (April 22) at noon, 9 accused in Jahangir’s murder case surrendered to the court to get bail. The court of Lalmonirhat Sessions Judge Mizanur Rahman granted bail to 7 of them but ordered to send 2 to jail. Former upazila chairman AKM Mominul Haque Lalmonirhat District BNP Joint General Secretary and Jahangir Khan Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila Chhatra Dal convener sent to jail.
It is to be noted that on October 29 last year, a clash took place in Mahendranagar of Lalmonirhat, centered on the strike called by BNP-Jamaat and the peace rally of Awami League. Many people including Sramik League leader Jahangir were injured. Jahangir later died under treatment in a critical condition. In that incident, a case was filed in Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station on November 1, with 81 people named and 300-400 people accused.
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