Khulna:A court has ordered the imprisonment of Ali Akbar Tipu, former panel mayor of Khulna City Corporation and acting president of the now-banned Sonadanga Thana Awami League, in a sabotage case filed at Khalishpur Police Station.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Judge Ibrahim Khalil Muhim of Metropolitan Magistrate Court-4 issued the order after Tipu was presented in court. Tipu had previously been arrested on October 10 in connection with a murder case at Adabor Police Station in Dhaka and was brought to Khulna court for the sabotage case.
Court records indicate that on August 4, 2024, Tipu and others allegedly engaged in vandalism and arson near the BNP office close to Newsprint Gate under Khalishpur Police Station. The accused reportedly used firearms, fired shotguns, and looted Tk 12,000 from the office. Subsequently, on August 30, 2024, BNP leader Shahinul Islam Pakhi filed a case with Khalishpur Police Station concerning these events.