Dipu Moni among four ex-MPs shown arrested in new cases

A Dhaka court on Monday sent four former MPs, including former Social Welfare Minister Dipu Moni, to jail showing them arrested in new cases.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Imran Ahmed passed the order.

Those sent to jail also include former state minister for Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former MPs Hasanul Haq Inu and Rashed Khan Menon.

Court sources said Inu and Menon were shown arrested in a case filed with Hatirjheel police station for attacking a motorcade of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Besides, Dipu Moin and Palak were shown arrested in a new murder case filed with Shahbagh police station while Inu faces a murder case lodged with Rampura police station.

After the fall of Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, the former MPs were arrested and put on remand several times in a number of cases, mostly of murders.