Mainul Hossain, Abdul Hakim Kafi and Md Nizam Uddin stood for the defendant while Deputy Attorney General Dr Mohammad Bashir Ullah represented the state. Contacted, Barrister Kafi said: “Ariful has been in jail since 2014 and he has recently become seriously ill.A total of 32 witnesses gave deposition in the Kibria murder case but none of them said anything about Ariful’s involvement in the murder. Despite the order, Ariful will not be released from jail as he is accused in another lawsuit filed under the Explosives Act.”The deputy attorney general told the UNB that they would file an appeal against the bail with the Supreme Court. On November 13 that year, police submitted a supplementary charge sheet against 35 people including 11 new in the Kibria murder case. The freshly-indicted accused included Ariful, Habiganj Mayor GK Gaus and Haris Chowdhury, former political adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 06, 2016 09:00 UTC