AL leaders Rokeya, Mostofa on 3-day remand in Shamim killing case
Court Correspondent
A court here today placed Dhaka North City Mohila League organising secretary Rokeya Jaman and president of Kafrul thana Awami League (AL) Jamal Mostofa on three-day remand each in a case lodged over Jubo Dal leader Shamim murder.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Imran Ahammed passed the order as police produced the duo before the court pleading to place them on seven-day remand each.
According to the case documents, BNP called a grand rally on October 28, 2023. Awami League also called its grand rally in the capital to foil the pre-scheduled program of BNP. At one stage, Awami League goons, with the help of police, attacked the BNP's rally in Naya Paltan, killing Shamim on the spot.
The case was filed with the capital's Paltan Police Station on September 24, 2024.
