Ex-justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury put on 2-day remand

A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed former justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik on a two-day remand in a murder case filed with Gulshan police station.

Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Md Manirul Islam passed the order when inspector of anti-terrorism unit and also the investigating officer of the case Aminul Islam produced him before the court with a seven-day remand prayer.

According to the prosecution, Md Abu Zar Sheikh, a student, sustained bullet injuries during the anti-discrimination student movement in Pragati Sarani of Gulshan area on 19 July, last year.

He succumbed to his injuries on 27 July at a private hospital in the capital.

Abu Zar’s mother filed a case with Gulshan Police Station on 16 November, 2024.

Justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik was detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at the Kanaighat border area in Sylhet just before he was attempting to depart for India on 24 August, 2024.