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| Salam Pintu, 2 Huji cadres denied bail |
| 2008-07-23 |
| A Dhaka court yesterday rejected the bail petitions of detained former deputy minister Abdus Salam Pintu and two other Harkatul Jihad (Huji) members in connection with the August 21 grenade attack case. A third Huji cadre Shahadat Ullah Jewel, however, obtained bail from the same court following a High Court (HC) order. Meanwhile, Huji chief Mufti Abdul Hannan has submitted a petition for retraction of his earlier confessional statement regarding the attacks. Judge KM Rasheduzzaman Raja of the Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court adjourned the hearing following petitions submitted by defence lawyers. The court fixed August 3 for next hearing on charge-framing and directed the jail authorities to produce all the arrested accused on that day. The case was filed for the grenade attacks on an Awami League (AL) rally on August 21, 2004 that left 23 people dead and around 200 injured. |
| Posted by:Fred |