A Sylhet Speedy Trial Tribunal on Thursday delivered its verdict in the 2004 Dirai grenade attack case targeting former minister Suranjit Sengupta’s rally. The court acquitted eight accused, including current Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury, former State Minister for Home Lutfozzaman Babar, and Whip J.K. Gaus. Hafiz Naim Ahmed Arif, a resident of Syedpur village in Jagannathpur, was found guilty and sentenced to death by Judge Swapan Kumar Sarkar. The verdict came 22 years after the attack.
According to the prosecution, 67 of 123 witnesses testified during the trial. The attack on June 21, 2004, killed boatman and Jubo League activist Abdul Wahid and injured 29 others, while Suranjit Sengupta narrowly escaped. The case was initially filed against unidentified persons, and a supplementary charge sheet in 2020 added the names of Babar, Chowdhury, and Gaus among others.
Following the verdict, the acquitted politicians expressed gratitude, calling the judgment a restoration of justice after years of alleged political harassment. The family of the convicted man announced plans to appeal, claiming he was falsely implicated.
সিলেট ব্যুরো প্রকাশ : ২৬ জুন ২০২৬, ০০: ৫৭ সুনামগঞ্জের দিরাইয়ে সাবেক মন্ত্রী সুরঞ্জিত সেনগুপ্তের জনসভায় বোমা হামলা ও হত্যাচেষ্টার মামলার রায় দীর্ঘ ২২ বছর পর ঘোষণা করা হয়েছে। মামলার আলোচিত আসামি সিলেট সিটি করপোরেশনের সাবেক মেয়র আরিফুল হক চৌধুরী (বর্তমা
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