Charge sheet submitted naming lone outlaw

Mashikul Islam Yoy, an alleged cadre of M-L faction of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) has been named as the lone accused in the charge sheet.

Four other accused belonging to the same underground organisation and named in the FIR died last year in 'crossfire' at different times. They are Abdur Rashid alias Tapu, Jashim, Khalil and Raja Chowdhury.

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Two FIR-named accused--Sajol and Shohag--have been exempted from the charge as their involvement could not be proved during investigation, sources said.

Khulna city Mayor came under a grenade attack at noon on February 29 last year while he was on way to his residence after attending a seminar held at a club at KD Ghosh Road, organised by Islamic Welfare Centre.

He survived the attack as the grenade did not explode.

The chargesheeted accused, Joy, was arrested in Dhaka in June last year.

He wrote a letter sent by post to OC of Khulna thana threatening to blow up the thana building for killing his associates Jashim and Khalil. The letter was received by the OC in May last year.

According to sources in Khulna district police, PBCP Janajuddha faction decided to include names of Amar Desh Journalists on the hit list for writing against its armed cadres based in Matomdanga area under Khanjahan Ali thana of Khulna city.

The hit-list was disclosed during interrogation of Janajuddho cadre arrested by DB of KMP in connection with the murder of BNP leader Manjir Ahmed last month.

Khulna Bureau office of Dainik Amar Desh made published exclusive stories on PBCP operatives.

Of course, neither Khulna Bureau chief Kazi Motahar Rahman Babu nor staff correspondent Atiar Parvez has so far received any threat from the outlawed party. When contacted, they said they got the information from police source.