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Wednesday, August 12, 2009   A Rajshahi court yesterday denied bail to 31 BDR members arrested in a sedition case filed against hem in connection with the mutiny at the BDR sector headquarters. District and Sessions Judge AR Masud also sent them to jail custody. The BDR members were brought to the court amid tight security and their lawyers submitted the bail prayers, said Public Prosecutor (PP) M Ibrahim Hossain. Earlier, the PP also submitted a prayer to the court for granting the law enforcement agencies more time for further investigation into the sedition case. The court fixed September 7 as the date for hearing on the prayer. Ramjan Ali, officer-in-charge of Boalia Police Station, lodged the sedition case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's court on May 17 and the law enforcing agencies arrested a total of 93 BDR members from Rajshahi BDR sector headquarters and 37 BDR battalion the next day. The CMM court sent the case to the district and session judge&

Friday, July 17, 2009   The District and Sessions Judge's Court of Rajshahi yesterday rejected the bail prayers of 57 out of 93 suspected BDR mutineers arrested on sedition charge. The BDR jawans were produced before the court amid tight security. Public Prosecutor M Ibrahim Hossain submitted a time-extension prayer to the court for further investigation into the case. The court of judge AR Masud sent the arrestees to jail custody and fixed August 11 for the hearing. Family members of the arrestees gathered on the court premises to have a look at their near and dear ones. The CMM court transferred the case to the district and sessions judge's court on June 26 for trial. Ramjan Ali, officer-in-charge of Boalia Police Station, lodged the sedition case on May 17. The next day law enforcers arrested 93 BDR members from Rajshah sector BDR headquarters and 37 BDR Battalion. He said the accused broke open the arsenal, took up arms and ammunitions and took BDR Rajsh

Case lodged against leader of attack, who was arrested, his mother and 25 other people The Daily Star Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday arrested Sakib Al Hasan, one of the main culprits who launched an attack on The Daily Star Staff Correspondent Anwar Ali Himu's residence, from his relative's place on the outskirts of the city. Sakib was later handed over to the police. A gang of 25 criminals led by Sakib, stepson of former ward councilor M Masud, stormed into the residence of Himu at Asam Colony on Monday and beat up the journalist and his two family members mercilessly, leaving them injured. A case was lodged against Sakib, his mother, Sahida Khanam Sonali, an employee of Rajshahi City Corporation and 25 other unknown people. According to the case, Sakib and his mother Sonali hired criminals to beat up Himu and his family members for protesting Sakib's anti-social activities. Rajshahi City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton conde

Tuesday, July 14, 2009   A gang of criminals stormed into the residence of The Daily Star Staff Correspondent Anwar Ali Himu at Asam Colony in Rajshahi city yesterday and beat up the journalist and his two family members mercilessly, leaving them injured. Himu, his wife Jinnath Kaiwam and his father-in-law Mohammad Abdul Kaiwam were rushed to Rajshahi Medial College Hospital where Himu was undergoing treatment. The victim journalist said a gang of 25 criminals led by Sakib who is stepson of former councillor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mohammad Masud swooped on them while he was discharging his duty at about 7:30pm, leaving them injured. Jinnath said Sakib, a tenant of second floor of her father's residence, made the attack as Himu protested his anti social activities few days ago. She said two days ago her father asked Sakib's father to leave the house as his stepson is a drug addict and often came to the house with prostitutes. Few days ago, they a