Former minister Abdul Latif Siddique. Photo : Collected

DHAKA, Sept 04, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today scrapped bail plea of former minister Abdul Latif Siddique and journalist Monjurul Alam Panna in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Hasib Ullah Pias passed the order as defence counsels moved the pleas before the court.

The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque on August 29 sent 16 people, including Abdul Latif Siddique, to jail in the case.

The other accused sent to jail in the case filed with Shahbagh Police Station are: Professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, Md Abdullah Al Amin, 73, Qazi ATM Anisur Rahman Bulbul, 72, Golam Mostafa, 81, Md Mohiul Islam Babu, 64, Md Zakir Hossain, 74, Md Tousiful Bari Khan, 72, Md Amir Hossain Sumon, 37, Md Al Amin, 40, Md Nazmul Ahsan, 35, Syed Shahed Hasan, 36, Md Shafikul Islam Delwar, 64, Dewan Mohammad Ali, 50, and Abdullahil Qaium, 61.

Police detained the 16 on August 28 after they went to attend a discussion organised by Mancha 71, which claims itself as a platform for Freedom Fighters, at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU). A group of people reportedly surrounded and heckled them, accusing them of being loyalists of the fascist Awami League. 

Police later showed them arrested in the case, which accuses them of plotting to topple the current interim government.