Court dismisses case petition against Yunus, 26 others

A Dhaka court on Thursday dismissed a case petition filed against former chief adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus, NCP convener and current opposition chief whip in parliament Nahid Islam, and 25 others over the vandalism of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence at Dhanmondi 32 in the capital.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jewel Rana dismissed the petition under Section 203 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, said state prosecutor of the Dhaka Metropolitan Chief Magistrate Court Shamsuddoha Sumon.
Earlier in the day, Tamanna Chowdhury Priyanka filed the complaint before the court. The court recorded her statement before dismissing the petition.
The other accused named in the petition include former advisers Dr Asif Nazrul, Dr Rezwana Hasan, Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Mustafa Sarwar Farooki, Asif Mahmud, Mahfuz Alam and former press secretary Shafiqul Alam.
National Citizens Party leaders Akhtar Hossain, Md Hasanat Abdullah, Abdul Hannan Masud and Nusrat Tabassum were also named as accused, along with party leaders Sarjis Alam, Samanta Sharmin, Nasiruddin Patwari, Ariful Islam Adib and Saleh Uddin Sifat.
The other accused are former NCP leader Dr Tasnim Zara, YouTubers Pinaki Bhattacharya, Elias Hossain and Konok Sarwar, Col (retd) Nur Nabi, Tahrima Jannat Suravi, Md Milon, Fahim Al Chowdhury and Abul Kalam Azad.
According to the petition, on 5 February 2025, the accused, allegedly acting directly or indirectly to instigate, incite and assist the attack, along with 3,000 to 5,000 unidentified people, formed an unlawful assembly and launched an attack on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic residence at Dhanmondi 32.