<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">A Dhaka court on Tuesday dismissed the case against 15 Awami League activists and officer-in-charge of Banani police station over the attack on BNP executive committee member Tabith Awal and others at a programme in the capital's Banani on September 17.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Mohammad Asaduzzaman passed the order, said additional public prosecutor Tapash Kumar Pal.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier on Monday, Tabith filed the case against 15 Awami League leaders and activists and officer-in-charge of Banani police station Nur-e-Azam.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, the court fixed Tuesday morning for hearing the complaint after recording the statement of the plaintiff.</div><div><br></div><div>Advocates AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Masud Ahmed Talukdar stood for Tabith.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the case statement, leaders and activists of BNP’s Dhaka North City unit were holding a candlelight vigil around 7:45pm on Kamal Atartuk Avenue, the main thoroughfare in Banani on September 17.</div><div><br></div><div>Towards the end of the programme, the activists of Awami League and its associate organisations - Chhatra League and Jubo League - suddenly attacked the BNP leaders and activists with rods, brick chips and sticks, leaving at least 10 individuals injured.</div><div><br></div><div>BNP’s executive committee member Tabith Awal was among the injured.</div><div><br></div><div>Later, Tabith requested the Banani OC to ensure holding of peaceful vigil programme but no one paid any heed to his request.</div><div><br></div><div>Quader Khan, vice-president of Dhaka Metropolitan North unit Awami League, Jashim Uddin, former vice-president of Banani Thana unit Awami League, Mir Mosharraf Hossain, former general secretary, Amzad hossain, joint general secretary of&nbsp; Banani Thana unit Swechchashebak League and Mafizur Rahman, vice-president of Banani Thana unit Awami League were among the accused.</div><div><br></div><div>The accused included 200-300 unidentified people and 20-30 unidentified policemen. Source: UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>