No-trust plea of slain Nazrul's wife on charges rejected again

A Narayanganj court yesterday upheld the rejection of a petition expressing no confidence on the charge sheet in the case filed over the killing of city panel mayor Nazrul Islam, his driver and three associates.

Meanwhile, another case filed over the murder of advocate Chandan Sarker and his driver was sent to the district and sessions judge's court by Narayanganj Judicial Magistrate Ashique Imam for starting the charge framing hearing.

The 22 arrestees, including three Rab officials, were sent to jail after being produced before the court while the judicial magistrate asked placing a bail petition of sacked Rab-11 commanding officer Tarek Sayeed before the district court.

The seven victims were abducted from the Dhaka-Narayanganj link road on April 27, 2014 and the bodies were found floating in the Shitalakkhya river a few days later.

Yesterday, Narayanganj District and Sessions Judge Syed Enayet Hossain rejected a petition seeking review of the dismissal of the no confidence petition and acceptance of the charge sheet by another judge on July 8.

Nazrul's wife Selina Islam filed the two petitions on the dropping of five accused, including Siddhirganj Thana unit Awami League general secretary Yeasin Mia, from the charge sheet.

Selina's lawyer told journalists that she would appeal at the High Court against the rejection.

As process of repatriating of Nur Hossain is almost complete, he should be interrogated to find the mastermind and financers before starting trial proceedings, said Selina.