Police on July 28 pressed charges against eight cadres of banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam, including its ‘military wing commander’ Zia, in the killing of LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy on April 25, 2016, reports The Daily Star. The accused are Syed Md Ziaul Huq alias Major Zia (sacked Army Major), Akram Hossain, Sabbirul Haque Chowdhury, Mohamad Zunaid Ahmad, Mozammel Husain, Mohamad Arafat Rahman, Mohamad Sheikh Abdullah, and Asadullah. Of the accused, Zia, Akram, Sabbirul and Zunaid have been shown absconding while the four others were shown arrested in the case.