Arrest warrant issued against BNP leader Rizvi, 7 others

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir RizviFile photo

A Dhaka court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and seven others in a case filed under the Special Powers Act.

Dhaka metropolitan session court judge KM Imrul Kayes issued the warrant taking the charge sheet against 33 BNP leaders into cognizance.

The court set 22 February for submitting the report of action on the arrest warrant.

In January, 2015, police filed the case with Badda police station for which the court was supposed to hear the charges on Thursday.

None of the eight BNP leaders were present at the hearing.