A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against 34 leaders and activists of BNP in a case filed for torching a vehicle in the capital's Paltan area during a non-stop movement enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance on January24,2015.

The accused include Barkatullah Bulu, Salima Rahman, Shirin Sultana, Maruf Kamal Khan, Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, Azizul Bari Helal, Mir Sarafat Ali Safti, former Dhaka City Corporation ward councillors MA Quayum and Abdul Latif.

After accepting charges against 47 people including the 34, Judge Kamrul Hossain Molla of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court issued the warrants showing them fugitives.

The court directed the officer-in-charge (OC) of Paltan Model Police Station to submit the execution report of arrest warrants before it by April 5.

BNP leaders MK Anwar, Amanullah Aman, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed, Shawkat Mahmud and Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia among 13 people are now on bail.