Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- A court here today ordered a ban on the departure of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 286 others who were chargesheeted in a case filed for participating in anti-state activities and plotting to overthrow the interim government.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order upon a petition of the investigation officer of the case, Assistant Superintendent of Police of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Md. Enamul Haque.

The court at the same time asked the investigation officer to submit a report regarding the arrest of the fugitive accused in the case on October 9 as the investigation agency missed the deadline slated for today.

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