Teen's remand in police killing case cancelled

A court has cancelled a seven-day remand order for 17-year-old Hasanatul Islam Faiaz, earlier placed on remand in a police killing case.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court judge Tahmina Haque passed the order following an appeal on Sunday, according to media reports.

Faiaz was made the 16th accused out of 17 in the murder of a policeman near Matuail Hospital during the recent quota reform movement.

On Saturday, Faiaz was produced before a lower court in the capital and placed on seven days' remand in the case.

The case statement says Faiaz was 19 years old.

However, according to his birth registration, Hasanatul Islam Faiaz is a little over 17 as he was born on April 19, 2007.