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Former Joint Secretary Joglul Pasha Arrested for Perjury in Khaleda Zia's Case

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Former Joint Secretary Joglul Pasha Arrested for Perjury in Khaleda Zia's Case
Former Joint Secretary Syed Joglul Pasha has been arrested by Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police (DB) on charges of preparing forged documents and giving false testimony in court in the Zia Orphanage Trust case filed against former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia .

DB Additional Police Commissioner Md. Shafiqul Islam confirmed the arrest to the media on Wednesday (August 5) afternoon .

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He said that Joglul Pasha was arrested on Tuesday (August 4) night from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area . Multiple cases have been filed against him in various police stations .

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According to DB sources, he was apprehended around 8:50 PM upon his return to Dhaka from Cox's Bazar by air .

According to police, Syed Joglul Pasha is an accused in several cases, including the Special Powers Act case filed at Gulshan Police Station, the Parvez murder case from the anti-discrimination student movement at Jatrabari Police Station, a case related to Operation 'Eagle Hunt' at Shibganj Police Station in Chapainawabganj, and the murder case of BNP leader Altaf Hossain at Daulatpur Police Station in Kushtia .

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Furthermore, DB sources said he is also connected to a 2013 case regarding obstruction caused by placing a sand-laden truck in front of the BNP office in Banani .

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Police said that further legal proceedings against him are currently ongoing .

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