Ex-minister Faruk, 3 others remanded

NN Online:

A court on Sunday placed four people, including former civil aviation and tourism minister Lt Col (retd) Muhammad Faruk Khan, on a three-day remand each in connection with the murder of schoolboy Shamim. The incident occurred in the Dhanmondi area of the capital during the July-August mass uprising.

The three other remanded accused are- former lawmaker Sadek Khan, secretary of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League’s Dhaka University chapter Tanvir Hasan Saikat and former ward councilor Hasibur Rahman Manik.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Shahin Reza passed the order as police produced the four before the court and pleaded to place them on five-day remand each, reports BSS.

According to the case documents, Shamim, 13, joined anti-discrimination student procession on August 5 in Dhanmondi area. As the procession reached Kalabagan area, cadres of Awami League and its front organizations swooped on them, leaving many including Shamim seriously injured.

On August 6, Shamim was rushed to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital, where he died from his injuries. Shamim’s mother Jahanara Begum filed the case with Dhanmandi Police Station on October 3 against 128 including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.