A Dhaka court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of former minister Abdul Latif Siddique and journalist Manjurul Islam Panna in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
On August 28, police detained the 16 including Latif Siddique and Panna while they were in a meeting organised by Mancha 71, a platform that identifies itself as representing Freedom Fighters, at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU).
According to media reports, a group of people surrounded the venue and began chanting slogans, accusing the attendees of being loyalists of the 'fascist Awami League.'
Police filed a case at Shahbagh Police Station and showed them arrested in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Md Abdullah Al Amin, Qazi ATM Anisur Rahman Bulbul, , Md Mohiul Islam Babu, Md Al Amin, Md Nazmul Ahsan, Syed Shahed Hasan, Dewan Mohammad Ali and Abdullah Al Amin were among the accused.
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