Bangladesh: Ex-MP Solaiman Selim sent to 3-day remand in murder case

Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Monday placed Awami League leader and former MP Solaiman Selim on a three-day remand in connection with an alleged murder case linked to last year’s July demonstrations, local media reported.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Istiak passed the order following a petition filed by the investigation officer of the case seeking a seven-day remand.

After the hearing, the judge remanded the former lawmaker from Dhaka-7 constituency for three days on charges of alleged murder of Khalid Hasan Saifullah, a first-year student of Ideal College in Dhaka, reports leading Bangladeshi daily, Jugantor.

Reports suggest that on July 18, 2024, Saifullah was shot in the Azimpur Government Residential Area of Lalbagh during the violent student protests.

Subsequently, on August 19, his father, Kamrul Hasan, filed a murder case with Lalbagh Police Station, accusing 52 people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in the case. (IANS)

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