Mirza Abbas, 74 others acquitted in Special Powers Act Case

A court in Dhaka on Tuesday acquitted 75 leaders and activists of BNP, including its standing committee member Mirza Abbas, in a case filed under the Special Powers Act with Shahjahanpur Police Station in Dhaka.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order, accepting the police’s final report in the case.

The other prominent people who have been exempted from the case are BNP leader MA Bashir Nipu, Mizanur Rahman, Robiul Awal Mintu, Al Amin, Mirza Tarikul Islam Zikir and HK Hossain Ali.

Police filed the case against 49 on October 29, 2023, for hurling cocktails and torching vehicles in front of the Kamalapur Railway Officers Quarter the day earlier.

Later, a charge sheet was filed against 75. The Investigation Officer (IO) on February 20, 2025, filed the final report, pleading to let the accused go of the charges.

-BSS