Dhaka, April 27 -- BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has demanded accountability for the "harassment" of party leaders and activists through politically motivated cases during the Awami League's 15 years in power, asking who will compensate them for their ordeals.

He made the remarks on Sunday in an immediate reaction after being acquitted in a case filed under the Special Powers Act over an alleged "conspiracy" during the student-led Road Safety Movement protests in 2018.

Judge Md Jannatul Ferdous Ibne Haque of Dhaka's Special Tribunal-14 cleared Khosru and four others in the case filed at Shahbagh Police Station.

"There are 42 cases against me. For years, we had to spend two days a week just attending court. ...