Bangladesh
Students | Bail 32 people including 26 students of BUET arrested in Tanguare Haor have been bailed
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, 2 August 2023: The court granted bail to 32 students including 26 BUET students arrested while traveling in Tanguare Haor. Judge Farhan Sadiq of Sunamganj Judicial Magistrate Tahirpur Court granted their bail application on Wednesday.
Confirming the bail, Taibur Rahman Babul, the lawyer for the accused, said, "The accused are talented students of the country. They came to Howar. The police cannot spoil the future of so many talented students just on the basis of suspicion. They are all children of established families. All are talented students. The court granted them bail in view of this." Granted."
As two other minors were arrested, their bail applications are pending hearing in the Children's Court.
A total of 34 people, including 26 students of Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET), were arrested by the police on the charge of sabotage plan in the name of Ghora in Sunamganj's Tanguar. They were arrested on Monday afternoon on charges of conspiracy against the government by carrying out terrorist activities, secret conspiracy to cause harm to public life and religious jihad.
According to Tahirpur Thana Police, a team of 34 people including 26 students of BUET and eight other students from various educational institutions took a boat from the boat ghat of Tahirpur Upazila Bazaar at 7 am on Sunday to visit Tangua Haor. There a meeting was held to plot against the government by creating secret conspiracies and religious jihad for the purpose of harming public life and property.
Later, the police received information from secret sources and arrested them and took them to the police station. After a long 24-hour interrogation, Tahirpur Police Station Deputy Inspector (SI) Rashedul Kabir filed a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act as the plaintiff.
