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Bangladeshi court issues arrest warrant for 33 opposition members

Xinhua, June 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

A court in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka has issued the arrest warrant for 33 opposition members including a top leader in a case filed for a bomb attack on a bus in January during an anti-government action.

Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah of Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court passed the order after taking the charges into cognizance on Monday.

The court issued the arrest warrant against Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member, and 32 others in the case.

According to the case statement, the accused instigated their party fellows for the bomb attack on January 28 in Dhaka during the demonstration against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government.

At least 10 people including three police personnel were injured in the bomb attack. Endi