10 BNP leaders sentenced to 5 years in prison in Vandalism case

A court has sentenced 10 leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to five years in prison for conducting a cocktail blast in the Bhashantek Police Station area during a strike called by the BNP in 2013.

Judge Amirul Islam of Dhaka's 9th Special Tribunal pronounced the verdict on Monday (January 10).