Cumilla city councillor placed on remand in murder case
A Cumilla court today placed Cumilla City Corporation's ward 23 councillor on a three-day remand in a case filed over murder of a local businessman last year.
Senior Judicial Magistrate Golam Mahabub Khan granted the remand prayer after rejecting his bail petition around noon, our local correspondent reports quoting Salauddin Al Mahmud, court inspector of Cumilla District Judge's Court.
Assistant Public Prosecutor Abdul Alim said that the investigation officer of the case prayed for five days' remand for the accused but the court granted three days.
Alamgir was absconding since the murder. After six months, he secured four weeks' bail from the High Court on January 6. Later on February 4, as per HC directive, he surrendered before the the district court and prayed for bail. But the court judge sent him to jail the same day.
Councillor Alamgir Hossain, former joint convener of Cumilla city unit of Jubo League, is the prime accused in the murder case. He was suspended from the Jubo League committee after the murder on July 10 last year.
Alamgir and nine others were made accused for allegedly killing Akter Hossain, a local businessman, at Changini of Cumilla Sadar (south), on the premises of a mosque during Juma prayer.
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