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BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and party standing committee member Mirza Abbas have been produced in the court after showing their arrest.

They were produced in the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court at around 3:10 pm on Friday (December 9). Then they were taken to the courthouse. Meanwhile, Mirza Fakhrul’s wife and daughter were seen appearing in court.

On the other hand, hearing the news that Mirza Fakhrul and Mirza Abbas will be produced in court, hundreds of pro-BNP lawyers are marching in the court premises. They are marching and chanting slogans to demand their release. Additional police and Ansar have been deployed. Strict security arrangements have been made.

Earlier, DB Chief Mohammad Haroon Or Rashid told reporters in front of the DB office on Minto Road at around 2:30 PM today regarding the arrest of Mirza Fakhrul and Mirza Abbas, We brought Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas for questioning. After the interrogation, I arrested them as the informers in the incident on Wednesday.

He said there was a brutal attack on the police. threw cocktails and damaged property. In that context, their crime is, in fact, as the instigator, planner and director of these crimes.

Before this, they were picked up last Thursday (December 8) at night, BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan said. He said that BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul was picked up from his house in Uttara after 3 pm and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas from his house in Shahjahanpur at 3.20 pm.

When asked whether any other central leader of BNP is under surveillance, the DB chief said, “We are keeping an eye on everything.” If anyone commits more such crimes they will be under our watch and we will take action against them as well.

Before that, BNP activists clashed with the police last Wednesday afternoon. A BNP worker named Maqbool was killed there. At least 20 people were injured. About 400 activists were arrested after this incident. The lock was hung in the central office of BNP.