Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been exempted from a decade-old case tied to alleged obstruction of police duties and attempted murder.
The order came Sunday after a hearing at the court of Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Zakir Hossain. Fakhrul’s lawyer, Syed Zainal Abedin Mezbah, confirmed the development to reporters.
The case dates back to March 2, 2013, when police at Ramna Model Station filed charges against 28 individuals, naming Fakhrul among them. Later that year, investigators submitted a charge sheet implicating 21 of the accused, including the BNP leader.
Fakhrul’s defense team challenged the allegations before the High Court. The High Court responded by partially annulling the charges against him. Acting on that directive, the Dhaka court has now removed him from the proceedings.
“The exemption is consistent with the earlier order of the High Court,” Mezbah said after the hearing.
The exemption applies only to Fakhrul. Proceedings against the remaining accused will move forward, according to court officials.
The case is one of many legal challenges BNP leaders have faced over the past decade, often tied to political unrest and clashes with police. For Fakhrul, the exemption provides relief in one long-running case, though the broader legal pressure on opposition figures remains.
