A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against BNP vice chairman Salima Rahman and nine others in case filed for hurling explosives in the city's Mugda area in March 2015.

The other accused are BNP leaders Maruf Kamal Khan, Shirin Sultana, and former BNP ward commissioners Md Kayyum and Abdul Latif.

After accepting the charges against 29 BNP leaders and activists, Judge Kamrul Hossain of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court of Dhaka issued arrest warrants against the 10.

The investigation officer of the case showed them fugitives in the charge sheet, and appealed to the court to issue arrest warrants against them.

The court also fixed July 3 for submitting reports on execution of the arrest warrants.

According to the case statement, a group of BNP leaders and activists led by Salima Rahman, Maruf Kamal Khan and Shimul Biswas created anarchy among people by throwing crude bombs at Amtala Zero Point in the city's Mugda area at about 8:20am on March 17, 2015.

It took place during the nonstop movement by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.

Later, a case under the Explosive Substances Act was filed against Salima, Shimul, Maruf and Shirin Sultana with Mugda Police Station.

After an investigation, Mudga police pressed charges against 29 including Salima on July 9, 2015.