24 BNP leaders sent to jail in Magura under explosives act

A Magura court on Thursday sent 24 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its associate bodies to jail under the explosives act.

District and Sessions judge Amit Kumar passed the order today after 30 leaders and activists of BNP and its affiliates surren-dered before the Magura District and Sessions Judge’s Court in a case filed under the explosives act.

On March 23, police filed a case with Magura Sadar Police Station accusing 36 BNP leaders and activists under the explo-sives act over an incident at Parla Primary School in Magura’s Shohortoli on March 22.

Later on April 1, the accused leaders and activists appeared before the High Court and sought anticipatory bail, following which the court granted them bail for six weeks. On the court’s order, they appeared before the Magura District and Ses-sions Judge’s Court on April 11 and the court fixed April 27 for the bail hearing.