Published: 02:20 PM, 21 October 2018
BNP leader Amir Khosru sent to jail in ICT case
A court here on Sunday scrapped the bail of BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in a case filed under ICT Act and sent him to jail.
Chittagong Metropolitan Session Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha passed the order after rejecting his bail petition, said Public Prosecutor (PP) Md Fakhruddin Chowdhury.
Earlier, the High Court granted anticipatory bail to Amir Khasru in two separate cases filed in Dhaka and Chittagong.
After expiry of bail on October 7, the Chittagong court extended his bail till October 21.
The BNP leader was sued on charges of hatching conspiracy against state and plotting subversive activities.
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Chattogram city unit Acting General Secretary Jakaria Dastagir filed the case under sections 57 (2) of ICT Act and 15 (3) of Special Power Act with Kotwali Police Station on August 4.
A reported audio clip of telephonic conversation between the BNP leader and an unknown boy over intensifying the ongoing student movement went viral on Facebook and YouTube.
