Diaz murder: Ex-CU asst proctor on 2-day remand

A Chittagong court today placed the former assistant proctor of Chittagong University, Anwar Hossain Choudhury,  on a two-day remand in Diaz murder case.

Senior Judicial Magistrate Shiplu Kumar Dey passed the order after police produced Anwar Hossain before it, seeking a five-day remand for him, our correspondent reports quoting the Investigative Officer of the case ASP Jashim Uddin.

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On Monday, Anwar Hossain, also an assistant professor of Sociology Department of CU, was sent to the jail after he surrendered before a court.

Earlier on November 20, 2016, the body of Diaz, central assistant secretary of the BCL, was found hanging by the ceiling at his room near the campus.

Diaz's mother filed the murder case on November 24 with a Chittagong court against around 20 people, including the then CU assistant proctor Anwar Hossain and Tipu.

The other accused are former CU BCL general secretary Jamsedul Alam Chowdhury, former entertainment affairs secretary Mizanur Rahman, Publication Secretary Rashedul Islam Jisan, vice-presidents Md Mansur Alam and Abdul Malek, Joint Secretary Abu Torab Parash, Organising Secretary Md Arman and member Ariful Haque Apu.