A Dhaka court on Sunday (December 8) placed four people including former civil aviation and tourism minister Lt Col (retd) Muhammad Faruk Khan on three-day remand each in a case lodged over the murder of schoolboy Shamim in the capital's Dhanmandi area 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 issued the remand order after police produced the four before the court and requested a five-day remand for each of the accused.

According to the case documents, Shamim was a participant in an anti-discrimination student procession on August 5 in the Dhanmandi area. As the procession neared the Kalabagan area, a group of individuals associated with Awami League and its front organizations attacked the students. Several participants, including Shamim, were injured.

Shamim was rushed to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital, where he died from his injuries on August 6. 

Later, Shamim's mother Jahanara Begum filed the case with Dhanmandi Police Station on October 3 against 128 including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

BDST: 1535 HRS, DEC 06, 2024
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