Journalist Anis Alamgir, currently in jail under the Anti-Terrorism Act, has been shown arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of amassing assets beyond known sources of income.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz on Wednesday ordered that Alamgir be shown arrested and sent to jail following an application by the ACC.
Alamgir’s lawyers, Nazneen Nahar and Taslima Jahan Popy, confirmed the development.
According to the prosecution, ACC Assistant Director Akhtaruzzaman, the investigation officer of the case, submitted an application on January 25 seeking to show Alamgir arrested in the case. The court fixed Wednesday for a hearing in the presence of the accused, and Alamgir was produced before the court on the day.
Detective Branch (DB) police had taken Alamgir to the DB office on the night of December 14, saying he would be questioned. Later that night, Aryan Ahmed, a member of an organisation called the July Revolutionary Alliance, filed a case against Alamgir and four others on charges of conspiring to destabilise the state and inciting a banned organisation.
The other accused in that case include actress Meher Afroz Shaon, fashion model Maria Kispatta and presenter Imtu Ratish Imtiaz.
The following day, police placed Alamgir on a five-day remand after showing him arrested in the case. After completion of the remand, he was sent to jail on December 20 and has remained in custody since then.
Meanwhile, the ACC filed the assets case against Alamgir on January 15.
