A Dhaka court has ordered former minister Tipu Munshi to be sent to jail and Abdus Sobhan Golap, the secretary for publicity and publication of the Awami League, on a three-day remand in two separate murder cases.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mehedi Hasan issued this order after a hearing on Monday.
Following the end of his remand, Tipu Munshi was presented before the court. Investigating officer Sub-Inspector Md Rezaul Alam requested that Munshi be detained until the investigation is complete.
Munshi’s lawyer argued for bail, which was later rejected by the court.
Tipu Munshi was arrested during a raid in the Gulshan area of the capital on the night of August 28. The next day, August 29, the court granted a four-day remand for him.
After the end of a seven-day remand, investigating officer Mintu Chandra Bonik of Adabor police station applied for another seven days of remand for Abdus Sobhan Golap when he was presented before the court on Monday.
The state argued in favour of the remand, while Golap's lawyer argued for bail. After hearing both sides, the court ordered a further three-day remand for him.
According to one case, during the anti-discrimination student movement on July 19, Md Suman Sikder was shot dead on Pragati Sarani Road in Badda.
His mother, Masuma, filed a murder case in which 179 people, including Tipu Munshi and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, were named as accused.
Another case stated that during the violence on August 5, hundreds of students and people, including RMG worker Rubel, were attacked by leaders and activists of the police, Awami League, Chhatra League, Jubo League, Swechhasebak League, Sramik League.
Rubel was shot and later pronounced dead by doctors at a nearby hospital.
Rubel's father, Rafiqul Islam, filed the case at Adabor police station on August 22, naming Golap and others.
