Ex-MP Rana released on bail

Former Awami League lawmaker of Tangail-3 (Ghatail) constituency Amanur Rahman Khan Rana was released on bail from the Tangail District Jail in two district Jubo League activists murder case.

After getting out of the jail around 8:45am, Rana left Tangail for Dhaka for placing wreath at the mural of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mjibur Rahman at Dhanmondi Road no. 32.

On July 8, the Supreme Court upheld a High Court verdict that granted bail to Rana in the murder case, clearing the way of his walking out of jail.

On June 19, the High Court gave permanent bail to Rana in the murder case.

A day later, the Supreme Court stayed until July 1 the verdict following a government petition seeking a stay on the HC judgment.

Rana surrendered to the Tangail additional district and session’s judge court on September 18, 2016 ending his 22-month fugitive run in the Freedom Fighter’s murder case.

The Awami League leader went into “hiding” after he was accused of killing Freedom Fighter and member of the Awami League district unit Faruk Ahmed.

On January 18, 2013, the Awami League leader was shot dead in front of his residence in the district town.

Later, Faruk’s wife Nahar Ahmed filed a case in this connection. 

Fourteen people - including four brothers of Tangail’s influential Khan family - were accused in the murder case.

Baghil union Jubo League leaders Mohammad Shamim and Mohammad Mamun went missing on July 16, 2012 in the district town.

The following day, Shamim's mother filed a general diary with Tangail Sadar police station.

Later, police arrested several suspects over the incident when two of the arrestees -Shahadat Hossain, 16 and Hiron Mia, 27 - revealed that both of the Jubo League leaders had been murdered on MP Rana’s orders.