CU teacher Maidul on 3-day remand

A Chattogram court on Monday placed Maidul Islam, an assistant professor of Chittagong University (CU), on a three-day remand in a case filed for making 'derogatory remarks' on prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook, reports UNB.

Chattogram senior judicial magistrate Shahidullah Kaiser passed the order following a remand petition filed by police.

On Sunday, police sought a five-day remand for Maidul in the case.

On 24 September, Maidul Islam was sent to jail in the case filed by former leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League and CU student Md Iftekhar Uddin Ayaz with Hathazari police station under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act on 24 July.

CU authorities suspended Maidul Islam on 25 September in this connection.

On 15 July, the Sociology teacher had to leave the campus along with his family following continuous threat reportedly from BCL activists over his Facebook post in support of the quota reform movement.

The BCL men also declared Maidul Islam and another CU teacher persona non-grata on the campus.