Dhaka, June 30 -- Three cases have been filed against 11 lawyer leaders, including the former president and general secretary of the Dhaka Bar Association, on charges of embezzlement.

The cases were filed in the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan on Sunday. The court accepted the cases and issued arrest warrants against the accused.

Dhaka Bar Association Ad Hoc Committee President Khorshed Miah Alam said three separate cases have been filed in connection with the incident.

One case was filed by the association's Deputy General Secretary Syed Mohammed Mainul Hossain, another by Treasurer Abdur Rashid Molla, and the third by Juhirul Hasan Mukul.

A total of 11 people have been named as accused in the cases. The court has...