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Government withdraws More “Politically Motivated” Cases  


The government on decided to withdraw 123 more 'politically motivated' cases filed during the last BNP-Jamaat coalition and the subsequent caretaker rule.

The decision came at a meeting of the government's scrutiny committee for recommendation of withdrawal of the politically motivated cases with its head State Minister for Law Qamrul Islam in the chair.

"As many as 241 applications were placed at the seventh meeting and of them 123 cases have been recommended for withdrawal," said Qamrul while briefing newspersons after the meeting at the home ministry.

The government has so far decided to withdraw 572 cases filed against the leaders of ruling Awami League and its allies and only Moudud Ahmed from main opposition BNP.

The state ministers said among the cases 225 were filed under the penal code and 16 under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act. The committee rejected 34 applications and kept 75 cases for further review at its next meeting.

Of the cases, nine were filed against former AL lawmaker Haji Mohammad Selim, two each against controversial AL leader Shamim Osman and his brother Nasim Osman, one each against Chittagong City Corporation Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury and former AL lawmaker Kaisar Hasnat.

Home Minister Sahara Khatun told parliament on last Thursday the government has so far decided to withdraw 449 "politically motivated" criminal cases completely and another 16 partially.

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