Staff Reporter:
A Dhaka court on Thursday placed Kamrul Hasan Ripon, president of Dhaka Metropolitan South Swechchhasebak League, on a two-day remand in connection with a murder case filed with Jatrabari Police Station.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jamshed Alam passed the order after police produced him before the court and pleaded for a seven-day remand.
Earlier, on the night of 19 January, people detained and assaulted Ripon and handed him over to Vatara Police Station.
Police, on the following day, produced him before the court and sought his detention.
According to the case documents, students and members of the public brought out a procession towards Shahbagh during the anti-discrimination student movement on 5 August.
When the procession reached the Jatrabari area, police and activists of the Awami League and its allied bodies allegedly carried out a sudden attack using firearms.
Victim Din Islam was shot five times and collapsed on the road, leading to his death.
A murder case was filed with Jatrabari Police Station on 20 February 2025 following the incident.
