Arrest warrant against Rizvi, Ishraque

Two Dhaka courts on Sunday issued arrest warrants against BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed and former mayoral candidate of Dhaka South City Corporation Ishraque Hossain in two separate cases.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain issued arrest warrant against Rizvi in a case filed for allegedly vandalizing a vehicle of Dhaka South City Corporation as the BNP leader failed to appear before the court in the case.

The court also set March 29 for holding hearing on charge framing in the case.

Police in 2017 filed charge-sheet against nine including Fakhrul and Rizvi.

Meanwhile, the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury issued arrest warrant against BNP leader Ishraque Hossain in a case lodged for allegedly torching a vehicle in front of Bangladesh Bank headquarters in the capital's Motijheel.

The court passed the order as Ishraque pleaded for time to hold hearing on his bail without appearing before the court today.