AL Man Murder

ntv director Nuruddin gets bail

12 May 2010, 18:00 PM

Staff Correspondent

A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to one of ntv directors Nuruddin Ahmed, an accused of killing an Awami League (AL) activist in February 1990. Judge (in charge) Hrishikesh Saha of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 passed the order after Nuruddin along with his lawyers surrendered before the court and sought bail in the case. Nuruddin, brother of former BNP lawmaker Mosaddak Ali Falu, has been on the run since his bail in this case was cancelled on July 30 last year. AL activist Harun-ur-Rashid of Mymensingh district was shot dead by a group of freedom party leaders and activists led by Major (Retd) Bazlul Huda nearby Purabi Cinema Hall on the Dhaka-Mymensingh high way about 8:30pm on February 11 of 1990. Following the incident, victim's brother-in-law Mosharraf Hossain Bablu filed a murder case accusing Bazlul Huda, Nuruddin and 28 others of committing the offence. In the bail petition, lawyers mentioned that their client was earlier arrested on February 12, 1990 and later he was released on bail. But the tribunal had issued an arrest for his non-appearance before the court. So, they prayed for granting bail to their client on previous condition. The prosecution opposed it saying that the accused had been absconding for long time. All the accused except Major (Retd) Joynul Abedin and Freedom Party coordinator Ashraful Haque have been absconding since the case was filed. Meantime, the court discharged Bazlul Huda from the case as he was executed in the Bangabandhu Murder Case.