Bomb Attack on Suranjit's Meet

Charge framing date deferred to January 4

17 December 2009, 17:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet

The Sylhet Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal judge on Tuesday deferred charge framing in the case for 2004 bomb attack on the public meeting of Awami League leader lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta, setting the new date on January 4. AL activist Abdul Wahid, 45, was killed and about 30 others sustained injuries as bombs were hurled on the dais at the ending moment of the public meeting at Derai upazila headquarters in Sunamganj on June 21, 2004. Suranjit, however, escaped unhurt as he along with other leaders got down from the dais just a minute before the attack. The investigation officer was changed seven times as there had been no progress in inquiry. On December 14 last year, Criminal Investigation Department Inspector Shafiqur Rahman filed charge sheet with the Judicial Magistrate's Court in Sunamganj against banned militant organisation Huji leader Mufti Abdul Hannan and six others for the attack, court sources said. The other accused are Mufti Hannan's younger brother Mofizul Islam alias Mohibullah, Shariful Alam Bipul, Delwar Hossain Ripon, Hafiz Nayeem Ahmed, Mufti Main Uddin and Naziur Rahman Nazu. The case was later transferred to the Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal and case records reached the tribunal on October 4 this year.