Ex-MP charge-sheeted for murder gets bail in Satkhira

BNP's Habib appears before court

13 January 2009, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Satkhira

A court in Satkhira yesterday granted bail to former BNP lawmaker Habibul Islam Habib a charge-sheeted accused in Tala upazila BNP president A B M Altaf Hossain murder case. Habib appeared before the court as per a High Court directive given on December 15. Judge AHM Samsul Arefin of the additional district judge's court passed the order after a long hearing. Altaf Hossain was killed in a bomb attack by miscreants at Panchrasta at Patkelghata Bazar in Tala upazila on the night of May 4 in 2004 when he was going to his village home riding a motor cycle. Another BNP worker--Habibur Rahman-- was also killed in the attack. Local Juba Dal leader Abdur Rahman filed a case with Tala police station. Investigation Officer (IO) of the case Assistant Police Superintendent (ASP) Sukha Ranjan Samaddar of CID submitted two charge-sheets against 15 people including Habib on January 13 last year. Satkhira district BNP president Habibul Islam Habib was elected from Satkhira-1 (Tala-Kalaroa) constituency as a BNP-led four- party alliance candidate in 2001. Habib also contested for the same seat in the December 29 election but lost to district Awami League president Engineer Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.