A Dhaka court has sent Shohidul Islam Babul, secretary general of the BNP-affiliated Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, to prison over his conviction in a case dating back six years. Babul surrendered before a Dhaka magistrate’s court on Monday and sought bail pending appeal. Following the hearing, Babul’s lawyer Sadekul Islam Bhuiyan said they would lodge an appeal with the High Court. “We are hopeful the court will grant him bail.”The case, filed during the previous Awami League government, charged Babul with “obstructing government work and holding an illegal rally”. The case was filed then by then sub-inspector Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil of Paltan Model Police Station, with the chargesheet submitted in July 2019.

Source: bd News24 August 18, 2025 07:02 UTC