MP Amanur denied bail

A Tangail court yesterday rejected the bail petition of Amanur Rahman Khan Rana, Awami League MP of Tangail-3 (Ghatail), in the murder case of freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed.

Judge Abul Mansur Miah of First Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court passed the order after hearing the bail prayer, said Court Inspector Anwarul Islam.

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In the prayer, the MP's lawyers said the lawmaker was seeking bail as he would have to join the ongoing session of Jatiya Sangsad.

Amanur, who had been on the run for 22 months, surrendered to the same court on September 18 and sought bail. The court rejected his bail prayer and sent him to jail. 

On January 18, 2013, Faruk Ahmed, then publicity secretary of Tangail district AL, was found shot dead near his College Para residence in Tangail town.

Three days into the killing, his wife Nahar Ahmed filed a murder case with Tangail Model Police Station, accusing unidentified criminals. The case was later transferred to the Detective Branch of police.

Following their arrests by the DB in August 2014, two of the suspects in the case -- Anisul Islam Raja and Mohammad Ali -- hinted at involvement of Amanur and his three brothers in the murder.

On February 3 this year, Mahfijur Rahman Ghulam of Tangail DB, investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court, naming 14 people, including Amanur and his brothers.

The court accepted the charge sheet on April 6 and issued arrest warrants against 10 fugitives, including Amanur and his brothers Jahidur Rahman Khan Kakon, former president of Tangail Chamber of Commerce; Shahidur Rahman Khan Mukti, former mayor of Tangail municipality; and Saniyat Khan Bappa, former vice-president of Bangladesh Chhatra League.