Ex-MP Afzal Hossain placed on 7-day remand in murder case

A Dhaka court today placed former Awami League lawmaker Afzal Hossain on a seven-day remand in a case filed over death of Jubo Dal leader Shamim Mia in Dhaka's Paltan on October 28, 2023.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Azharul Islam passed the order after Md Ferdous Alam, a sub-inspector of Detective Branch of police and also investigation officer, produced the accused with a 10-day remand prayer in the case, said a court staffer.

On September 14 last year, Abbas Ali, a former member of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal central committee, filed the murder case with Paltan Model Police Station against 704 people including Awami League top leaders and several police officials, and 12,000 unnamed persons.

Afzal, a lawmaker from Kishoreganj-5 constituency, was arrested in Meherpur on March 24.