A Dhaka court on Saturday sent five accused to jail after their five-day remand period in a case lodged over the murder of Awami League leader Zahidul Islam Tipu and college girl Samia Afrin Prity in the North Shahjahanpur area on March 24.
The accused are Mohammad Omar Faruque, Nasir Uddin alias "Killer Nasir", Saleh Shikder alias "Shooter Saleh", Morshedul Alam alias "Kailla Palash" and Arfan Ullah Daman.
Police produced them in court after the five-day remand and the case investigation officer (IO) requested to keep them behind bars till the investigation is completed.
Following the plea, Metropolitan Magistrate Begum Farah Diba Chhanda sent them to jail.
Earlier, the court placed the five accused on a five-day remand each on April 3 as the IO and Inspector Mohammad Yasin Sikder submitted an appeal to the court to place each of them on a 10-day remand in the murder case.
Tipu, who was on his microbus destined for his home, was shot dead by a masked assailant in the capital's Shahjahanpur area on the night of March 24.
Rickshaw passenger Samia Afran Prity was also killed in the incident.
Besides, Tipu's driver Munna got shot in his hand during the incident.
Tipu's wife Farhana Islam Dolly filed the case at Shahjahanpur police station on the same night
