Court Correspondent :
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday sent two sons of owner of the Wahed Mansion in the jail in a case filed for deaths of 70 persons in fire.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Kaisarul Islam sent Md Hasan and Sohel alias Shahid, sons of Abdul Wahed in the jail rejecting their bail petition.
Soon after the bail rejection order, Officer-in-Charge (investigation) of Chawkbazar Police Station and Investigation Officer (IO) of the case Md Muradul Islam submitted a 10-day remand prayer to quiz the two. But the court is yet to fix the date for hearing on the remand plea.
Earlier on March 11, the two accused surrendered in the High Court Division seeking ad-interim bail in the case. After hearing, the apex court (HC) granted them bail for three weeks with advice to surrender in the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court within the bail period.
Following the High Court order, they surrendered in the court and prayed for bail in the case, said the defence lawyer.
Meanwhile, the prosecution opposed the bail petition saying they were fully responsible for the fire incidents that caused the death of 70 people. So, their bail petitions should be rejected and they be sent to the jail.
The inferno that broke out at Chawkbazar in Old Dhaka on February 20 killed at least 70 people.
The old town blaze could have been even more devastating had the flames came into contact with the huge stockpiles of chemicals in the basement of the Wahed Mansion.
Haji Abdul Wahed, a former Commissioner of ward-64 of undivided Dhaka City Corporation, constructed the building 18 to 20 years ago, locals said.
Of his two sons, Hasan lives on the third floor of the four-storied building with his family. Two other tenants live on the floor, which also accommodates a storeroom of perfume and lotion. Wahed’s other son Sohel’s family lives on the second floor.
Following the incidents, Md Asif, son of Md Jummun, filed a case with Chawkbazar Police Station against the two accused for the death of 70 people, including his father in the fire.
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday sent two sons of owner of the Wahed Mansion in the jail in a case filed for deaths of 70 persons in fire.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Kaisarul Islam sent Md Hasan and Sohel alias Shahid, sons of Abdul Wahed in the jail rejecting their bail petition.
Soon after the bail rejection order, Officer-in-Charge (investigation) of Chawkbazar Police Station and Investigation Officer (IO) of the case Md Muradul Islam submitted a 10-day remand prayer to quiz the two. But the court is yet to fix the date for hearing on the remand plea.
Earlier on March 11, the two accused surrendered in the High Court Division seeking ad-interim bail in the case. After hearing, the apex court (HC) granted them bail for three weeks with advice to surrender in the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court within the bail period.
Following the High Court order, they surrendered in the court and prayed for bail in the case, said the defence lawyer.
Meanwhile, the prosecution opposed the bail petition saying they were fully responsible for the fire incidents that caused the death of 70 people. So, their bail petitions should be rejected and they be sent to the jail.
The inferno that broke out at Chawkbazar in Old Dhaka on February 20 killed at least 70 people.
The old town blaze could have been even more devastating had the flames came into contact with the huge stockpiles of chemicals in the basement of the Wahed Mansion.
Haji Abdul Wahed, a former Commissioner of ward-64 of undivided Dhaka City Corporation, constructed the building 18 to 20 years ago, locals said.
Of his two sons, Hasan lives on the third floor of the four-storied building with his family. Two other tenants live on the floor, which also accommodates a storeroom of perfume and lotion. Wahed’s other son Sohel’s family lives on the second floor.
Following the incidents, Md Asif, son of Md Jummun, filed a case with Chawkbazar Police Station against the two accused for the death of 70 people, including his father in the fire.
