Two accused remanded after arrest in DU student rape case

Two accused -- Saiful Islam and Nazmul Huda -- were placed on a two-day remand each after detectives arrested them in a case over rape of a Dhaka University student. The case was filed on September 20.

Saiful is the joint convener of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Odhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad while Nazmul is vice-president of the platform.

They were arrested last night, Rajib Al Masud, deputy commissioner of Detective Branch of Police (Lalbagh Division), confirmed to The Daily Star today.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Morshed Al Mamun Bhuiyan granted the remand after DB Inspector Wahiduzzaman produced them before the court and sought seven-day remand for them.

On September 20, the victim filed the rape case against Saiful; Nazmul; former Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur; Hasan Al Mamun, suspended convener of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Odhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad; Nazmul Hasan Sohag, joint convener of the platform; and DU student Abdullah Hil Baki with Lalbagh Police Station.

She filed the case with Kotwali Police Station against the six on September 21 under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.

On October 8, the DU student went on a hunger strike until death demanding the arrest of former Ducsu vice-president Nurul Haque Nur and five others in connection with a rape case.