A Dhaka court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of former minister Abdul Latif Siddique and journalist Manjurul Islam Panna in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Hasib Ullah Pias passed the order when their lawyer Advocate Farzana Yeasmin Rakhi sought bail.
On Thursday, police detained the 16 including Latif Siddique and Panna while they were in a meeting organised by Mancha 71, a platform that identifies itself as representing Freedom Fighters, at the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU).
According to media reports, a group of people surrounded the venue and began chanting slogans, accusing the attendees of being loyalists of the ‘fascist Awami League.’
Police filed a case at Shahbagh Police Station and showed them arrested in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Md Abdullah Al Amin, Qazi ATM Anisur Rahman Bulbul, , Md Mohiul Islam Babu, Md Al Amin, Md Nazmul Ahsan, Syed Shahed Hasan, Dewan Mohammad Ali and Abdullah Al Amin were among the accused.
