A Cox’s Bazar court on Sunday started official trial of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah murder case by framing charges against 29 accused. District and Session Court Judge Mohammad Ismail framed the charges during a hearing on the charge sheet submitted by police in the case. Fifteen of the 29 accused were present at the court during the hearing while others remained absconding till date, said Public Prosecutor Faridul Alam. Also read: Police press charges against 29 Rohingyas in Mohib Ullah murder case On June 13, police pressed charges against the 29 accused after an eight-month long investigation in this case. On September 29 last year, Mohib Ullah, chairman of Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH), was killed by some gunmen at his office. They fired four shots at Mohib Ullah and fled the scene using a lane behind Mohib Ullah’s house. The next day, police filed a case following a complaint from his brother Habib Ullah. Also read: Mohib Ullah murder: ARSA commander held On August 25, 2019, Mohib Ullah came to the limelight as a leader after holding an assembly of around five lakh fellow refugees marking Rohingya Genocide Day.

Police on Monday sought 5-day in remand for interrogating three arrested Rohingyas who allegedly were directly involved in killing Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah in Ukhia camp in Cox’s Bazar. Cox’s Bazar Senior Judicial Magistrate court has received the appeal for remand and accepted it for hearing. The three arrestees for whom remand was sought are, Md Rashid Prakash Murshid Amin, from block-D8 of Kutupalong camp-1, Mohammad Anas and Nur Mohammad from block-B of the same camp. So far nine Rohingya men have been arrested in this case. Also read: Mohib Ullah murder: Killing squad member Azizul “confesses to involvement” Of them two have already gave confessional statements of involvement in the murder before court. A senior officer of district police said on Saturday Armed Police Battalion arrested Azizul Haque, Md Rashid, Anas, Nur Mohammad from a Rohingya camp who were part of the killing squad. Aziz already gave his confessional statement to Cox’s Bazar Senior Judicial Magistrate court on Saturday afternoon and police had sought remand for the three others, he said. Earlier, five more Rohingyas- Md Elias, Mohammad Selim,33, Abdus Salam,32, and Jiaur Rahman,32, andS hawkat Ullah,23, were arrested for being involved in this murder. Of them Elias confessed to his involvement on October 10 to the court. Also read: Mohib Ullah Murder: Accused Elias makes confessional statement Commander of APBn-14 SP Naimul Haque said, in primary interrogation Aziz spoke of a total of 19 Rohingya miscreants being involved in the murder plan and of them five were killing squad members including him. Following the information extracted from Aziz APBn has arrested the three others, said SP Naimul. On September 29, Murshid called Mohib to the ARSPH office to discuss Rohingya repatriation and informed other members of the squad, said SP Naimul quoting Azizul. They fired four shots at Mohib Ullah, he said adding that they fled the scene by a lane behind Mohib Ullah’s house. Unknown assailants gunned down Mohib on September 29. On August 25, 2019, Mohib Ullah came into the limelight as a leader after holding an assembly of around five lakh Rohingyas.

Azizul Haque, arrested on Saturday morning over the killing of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah, confessed to his direct involvement in the murder before a court in Cox’s Bazar. Cox’s Bazar Senior Judicial Magistrate Jerin Sultana recorded his statement for two hours. He was later sent to jail. Tipped off, Armed Police Battalion (APBn) members arrested Azizul from a camp in Ukhia and they arrested three other Rohingyas acting on his statement. Commander of APBn-14 SP Naimul Haque briefed the media about his arrest. SP Naimul said the miscreants held their last meeting at Markaj hill in the camp two days before the murder. Read: Mohib Ullah Murder: Accused Elias makes confessional statement Nine people, including five armed members, were asked to complete the mission that day, which they completed within just two minutes, he said.

BNP standing committee has called for beefing up security at Rohingya camps as it thinks this community leader Mohib Ullah was shot dead as part of a deep-rooted “international conspiracy”. At a virtual meeting on Saturday, the BNP policymaking body also strongly condemned and protested the killing of Mohib Ullah by unidentified gunmen at Ukhia Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar, said a party press release on Monday. “The meeting thinks this murder is an outcome of a deep-rooted international conspiracy which has created a major obstacle to the repatriation of the Rohingya Muslim community,” it observed. At the meeting, the BNP policymakers harshly criticised the government for its ‘failure’ to maintain law and order at the Rohingya camps. READ: Mohib Ullah killers to face justice, security at camps to be heightened: Home Minister The meeting urged the government to arrest those involved in Mahib Ullah's killing and put them under trial. Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah, the head of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH), was shot dead Wednesday by unknown assailants in the Kutupalong refugee camp of Cox’s Bazar. DSA & other repressive acts The BNP standing committee also discussed a recent report of Article 19, a UK-based human rights body, as it observed that the right to information of the people of Bangladesh has been continuously violated and curtailed in the last 18 months during the Covid period. The meeting said the Article 19 report mentioned that 172 cases were filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) from January to August 2021. “The meeting expressed deep concern over the growing incidents of deprivation of freedom of expression and the right to information taking advantage of the Digital Security Act and other repressive laws.” The BNP standing committee meeting strongly condemned and protested the ‘authoritarianism’ of the government and the process of depriving people of their basic democratic rights. READ: Mohib Ullah murder: Another Rohingya suspect detained “The meeting thinks it is part of Awami League's blueprint for establishing a system of one-party governance. It demands the immediate repeal of all repressive laws, including the Digital Security Act,” the press release said.

The killers of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah will be brought to justice soon, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said.  The Home Minister said this on Sunday during a meeting on the Durgo Puja security arrangements at the ministry's conference room. Read: 4 held over Mohib Ullah murder; 7-day remand sought for 2 Adding that an investigation was underway to find the cause of Mohib Ullah's murder, he said that the suspects will be brought to book soon. Mentioning Mohib Ullah as vocal for the Rohingyas, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that he always spoke about their repatriation. Read: Mohib's murder: FIR lodged, probe in full swing, say police He said that the government has been investigating to find out whether any foreign agents were trying to make the situation turbulent in the refugee camp. About increasing the security in the camps, he informed that barbed wire fence is being installed around the Rohingya camps which will be completed in a few days.Watchtowers at Rohingya camps are also being set to ensure high security, he added.

Armed Police Battalion (APBn) has detained another Rohingya man from Ukhiya on Sunday over suspicion of his being involved in the killing of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah raising the number of arrestees to five. The 5th arrestee was named as Md Ilias,35, a resident of Kutupalong camp-5. Tipped off a drive was conducted at the camp around 12pm and Ilias was held while trying to run away, said SP Naimul Haque, commander of the 14th Armed Police Battalion. With this, five suspects have been arrested since the murder on September 29. Read: 4 held over Mohib Ullah murder; 7-day remand sought for 2 Earlier on Friday two Rohingya men Mohammad Selim,33, and Shawkat Ullah,23, were arrested and on Saturday another two Rohingya men Abdus Salam,32, and Jiaur Rahman,32, were taken into custody. All were arrested from Kutupalong Rohingya camps. A Cox’s Bazar court on Sunday placed Mohammad Selim and Shawkat Ullah on a three-day remand for interrogation about over the killing. On Thursday night, police registered a murder case following a complaint from Mohib Ullah’s brother Habib Ullah, said officer-in-charge Sanjur Morshed. Read: Mohib's murder: FIR lodged, probe in full swing, say police Unknown assailants gunned down Mohib on Wednesday night. Formerly a teacher in Myanmar, the slain activist was popularly known as Master Mohib Ullah among the Rohingya refugees. He was the head of Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH) at Kutupalong camp.

Four suspects have so far been arrested in connection with Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah’s murder at Lambashia camp-1 in Ukhiya. Of them, Selim and Shawkat were presented before Cox’s Bazar Judicial Magistrate’s court on Saturday as Ukhiya police sought a seven-day remand to interrogate them. The court set Sunday to hear the remand plea, said sub-sub-inspector Chandan Kumar Chakrawarty at the court. Shawkat was arrested on Saturday afternoon from a Kutupalong Rohingya camp, said officer-in-charge of Ukhiya police station Sanjur Morshed. Also read: Rohingya leader Mohibullah assassinated Armed Police Battalion (APBn) personnel arrested Ziaur and Salam on Friday early morning from Kutupalong camps and Selim on Friday noon from Kutupalong camp-6. SP Naimul Haque, commander of the 14th APBn, said the three arrestees were later handed over to Ukhiya police station. Since Mohib Ullah’s murder, patrol by police and APBn personnel been beefed up at the Rohingya camps, the SP added. On Thursday night, police registered a murder case over Mohib Ullah’s murder following a complaint from Mohib Ullah’s brother Habib Ullah, said officer-in-charge Sanjur Morshed. Unknown assailants gunned down Mohib on Wednesday night. He was first taken to a local medical facility and later shifted to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Read: Mohib's murder: FIR lodged, probe in full swing, say police He was buried in Lambashia camp-1 in Ukhiya upazila on Thursday afternoon after his namaz-e-janaza, which was attended by a large number of Rohingya refugees from camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas. Formerly a teacher in Myanmar, the slain activist was popularly known as Master Mohib Ullah among the Rohingya refugees. He was the head of Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH) at Kutupalong camp.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday vowed to bring the killers of Mohib Ullah to justice soon, in his first remarks since the Rohingya leader's murder sparked global condemnation. Dr Momen said that a vested quarter killed  Mohib as he wanted to return to Myanmar, his home country. "The government will take stern action against those who were involved in the killing. Nobody will be spared," he said. On Thursday night, police registered a murder case in connection with the killing of Mohib Ullah at Ukhiya camp in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday night. The FIR for murder was filed against unknown persons at the Ukhiya police station on a complaint from Mohib Ullah’s brother Habib Ullah, officer-in-charge Sanjur Morshed had said. Read: Mohib's murder: FIR lodged, probe in full swing, say police Unknown assailants gunned down the 44-year-old on Wednesday night. He was first rushed to a local medical facility and later shifted to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Also read: Mohib's killing, Rohingya repatriation: Bachelet for redoubling global pressure on Myanmar He was buried in Lambashia camp-1 in Ukhiya upazila on Thursday afternoon after his namaz-e-janaza, which was attended by a large number of Rohingya refugees from camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas. Also read: Rohingya leader Mohibullah assassinated Formerly a teacher in Myanmar, the slain human rights activist was popularly known as Master Mohib Ullah among the Rohingya refugees. He was the head of Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH) at Kutupalong camp.

Slain Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah was buried in Lambashia camp-1 in Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila on Thursday afternoon. Mohib Ullah’s namaz-e-janaza was held at Lambashia mosque attended by a large number of Rohingyas from refugee camps Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas, said his brother Habib Ullah. Unknown gunmen sprayed 46-year-old Mohib with bullets on Wednesday night as the chairman of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH) at Kutupalong camp. Mohib Ulah was first rushed to a local medical facility and later referred to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead. Also read: Rohingya leader Mohibullah assassinated