BNP’s Shimul, Rajib remanded
A total of 70 BNP leaders and activists including BNP Chairperson’s Assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas were produced before a Dhaka court today in three arson cases filed with Ramna and Shahbagh Police Stations.
Of them, 60 including Shimul Biswas were placed on different terms of remand in connection with the cases. Shimul Biswas was placed on five-day remand, while the others were remanded on different terms.
Metropolitan Magistrate Satyabrata Sikder passed the order after police produced them before the court and sought them in for questioning.
JCD chief Rajib placed on fresh 5-day remand
Meanwhile, another Dhaka Court placed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Rajib Ahsan on a five-day remand on charges of destructive activities and obstructing police duty.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mazharul Islam passed the order after law enforcers produced him seeking to question him in custody for 10 days.
Twelve others, detained along with him, were placed on 10-day remand.
Rajib and five of his associates were sent to jail after police produced them before a court in Patuakhali in connection with a case filed for possessing yaba tablets on July 20, 2015.
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal is the student wing of political opposition BNP, which suffered a major blow after its Chairperson Khaleda Zia was jailed yesterday on charges of corruption.
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