BNP leader Ishraque sent to jail

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain, son of former mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, has been ordered to be sent to jail by a Dhaka court in a sabotage case filed with Paltan police station. His lawyer confirmed that while Ishraque surrendered seeking bail in 12 cases, the court rejected his bail plea in the Paltan case but granted bail in the remaining 11 cases. Ishraque was previously arrested in April 2022 in another case but was later released on bail.