Dhaka: A court here on Wednesday accepted chargesheets against 84 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), including its chairperson Khaleda Zia, in three cases filed under the Special Powers Act with Darus Salam Police Station.

Senior Judge of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court M Kamrul Hossain Mollah took cognisance of the three cases.

The court also issued arrest warrants against 72 BNP leaders and activists, including BNP leader Amanullah Aman, Maruf Kamal Khan, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, and Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel, reports UNB.

The court ordered the officer-in-charge of Darus Salam Police Station to submit a report about the arrest warrants on 18 October.

On 29 January 2015, a group of miscreants torched a bus of ‘Projapati Paribahan’ at Section-1 of Mirpur in Dhaka.

Following the incident, sub-inspector (SI) of Darus Salam Police Station M Anwar Hossain filed a case against 25 people.

M Jubayer, another SI of the same police station and also the investigation officer of the case, submitted a charge sheet against 27 leaders and activists of BNP, including Khaleda Zia and Amanullah Aman in May, 2016.

On 2 February 2015, another group of miscreants torched a passenger-carrying mini bus at Darus Salam in the city during the countrywide indefinite blockade.

Later, another SI of the police station M Abdur Razzaq filed a case against 29 people, while SI M Raihanuzzaman, also the investigation officer, of the case, submitted a chargesheet against 33 people, including Khaleda Zia.

SI of Darus Salam Police Station M Quamrul Hasan filed a case against 22 people in connection with an arson attack on a passenger bus on 23 February 2015.

Later, SI Raihanuzzaman, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted a chargesheet against 22 other people, including the BNP chief.

However, four of the accused, including Khaleda and Aman, of the three cases are on bail.