A court in Dhaka has sentenced 11 BNP leaders and activists to two and a half years in jail in a sabotage case of Bhatara Police Station in the capital Dhaka.
The convicts are Md Ataur Rahman, Helal Dali, Lalal Bepari, Babul Sheikh, Mofizur Rahman, Kazi Hazrat Ali, Md Zakir Hossain Bepari, Md Zakir Hossain Bagmar, Md Ershad Ali Khan, Md Maizul Islam Darji, and Md Ali Mia.
They were also fined Tk 10,000 each, and failure to pay, they will have to serve three months more in prison.
The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shafi Uddin delivered the verdict on Sunday.
The case was, however, filed in September of 2018 for committing subversive acts in Bhatara area.
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