Court Issues Arrest Warrant against BNP Leader Rizvi

A court has issued an arrest warrant against senior BNP joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayesh on Thursday (November 25) issued the warrant in the case of the Special Powers Act of the Badda Police Station.

Additional Public Prosecutor of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court Tapash Kumar Pal confirmed the news to media.

He said, "In early January 2015, the day was set for receiving a charge sheet in a case filed under the Special Powers Act at Badda Police Station in the capital. Rizvi did not appear in court that day. The judge took cognizance of the charge sheet and issued an arrest warrant against him.