The court granted 7-day remand to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's principal secretary Abul Kalam Azad and businessman Humayun Kabir, treasurer of Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League, in the Jubo Dal leader Shamim murder case.
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman's court granted the remand after the hearing on Sunday (October 6).
Earlier, Sub-Inspector Tanmoy Kumar Biswas of Paltan Model Police Station, investigating officer of the case, applied for their 10-day remand.
Lawyers for the accused applied for bail seeking cancellation of remand. The state party opposes it. After the hearing, the court ordered remand.
Alamgir Hossain, Sub-Inspector of General Registration Branch of Paltan Model Police Station, confirmed this information.
Abul Kalam Azad was arrested from Dhanmondi in the capital on Saturday (October 5) evening.
On 28th October 2023, BNP has called a grand rally as per the central program. Awami League called a counter rally on the same day to suppress this mass meeting. With the help of the police, an attack was carried out on the BNP's grand meeting in Dhaka to kill and eliminate the BNP leaders and activists. Many BNP leaders and workers were injured. Jubo Dal leader Shamim dies. A case was filed in Paltan Police Station of the capital on September 24 in this incident.