Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court has discharged BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 76 others from a case filed under the Special Powers Act.

On Monday, Judge Sabbir Faiz of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court accepted the final police report and relieved the accused of all charges.

Besides Fakhrul, notable BNP leaders discharged in the case include Standing Committee members Mirza Abbas and Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman, Major (Retd.) Hafizuddin Ahmed, Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Joint Secretary General Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel, Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Khairul Kabir Khokon, Saiful Alam Nirab, and Sultan Salahuddin Tuku.

Accordin...