Aman, Jewel get bail while Rizvi, Annie sent to jail

The court has sent 454 people, including the party's senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, to jail in the cases filed in three separate police stations in connection with the clash between BNP leaders and activists in the capital.

The court also put 23 accused on remand for two days.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Tofazzal Hossain passed the order after rejecting their bail applications on Thursday evening.

In the same incident, the court granted bail to Dhaka Metropolitan North convener Aman Ullah Aman and Swechchasebak Dal leader Abdul Quader Bhuya Jewel.

BNP leaders and activists arrested in Nayapaltan clash with police on Wednesday afternoon were taken to court Thursday evening for remand and bail hearing.

The police also placed 23 of the accused before the court, seeking seven-day remand plea.