Quota reformist Rashed denied bail, sent to jail again

A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of Rashed Khan, joint convener of Bangladesh General Students' Rights Protection Council, and sent him to jail in two separate cases filed with Shahbagh police station, reports UNB.

Dhaka additional chief metropolitan magistrate court judge Asaduzzaman Nur passed the order when Rashed’s lawyer submitted a petition seeking his bail.

Earlier, Detective Branch (DB) investigation officers of two cases Md Fazlur Rahman produced Rashed before the court on expiry of his 10-day remand.

Earlier on 8 July, Rashed was put on a 10-day fresh remand on expiry of his 5-day remand in a case filed under the ICT Act.

On 1 July, detectives arrested Rashed from Bhasantek area of the city after Al Nahian Khan Joy, law affairs secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League, filed the case with Shahbagh police station.

Police also showed Rashed arrested in another case filed over vandalising the house of Dhaka University vice-chancellor professor Md Akhtaruzzaman on 8 April.