Sun News Desk : A Dhaka court today placed BNP leader Mohammad Nabi Ullah on a three-day remand on charge of setting fire to the Benapole Express in Gopibagh in the capital.

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Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila Sumu passed the order after investigation officer of the case, detective branch (DB) Sub-Inspector Ashraful Alam, produced him before the court with a 7-day remand prayer.

Opposing the police plea, the defense lawyer submitted a petition seeking bail along with cancellation of the remand prayer. After hearing from the both sides, the court rejecting the petition, passed the remand order.

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Early Saturday, police in pain clothes arrested Dhaka Metropolitan South unit BNP Joint Convenor Mohammad Nabi Ullah and 7 other party men over their alleged involvement in the fire incident on Benapole Express train.

The other arrestees are – Iqbal Hossain Swapan, Md Russell, Delowar Hakeem Biplab, Md Salauddin, Md Kabir, and Md Hasan Ahmed.

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Nabi, the former president of Jatrabari Thana BNP, is currently serving as the joint convener of the party's Dhaka Metropolitan South unit.

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