A Dhaka court today (Oct 31) sent to jail Moin Abdullah, son of former lawmaker Abul Hasnat Abdullah, in a case filed over the killing of Juba Dal leader Shamim.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadul Haque passed the order as police produced Moin before the court after the end of his five-day remand in the case and pleaded to keep him behind the bars.

Earlier on October 26, Moin was placed on five-day remand in the case. A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police rounded up Moin from Gulshan-2 area earlier on that day.

According to the case documents, BNP called a rally in the capital's Naya Paltan area on October 28, 2023. To counter the BNP rally, the then ruling Awami League convened a rally on the same day in the capital.

The Awami League men with the support of law enforcement agencies attacked the BNP rally, which left Shamim Mollah killed and many other leaders and activists injured.

The case was filed against 704 people, including AL general secretary Obaidul Quader on September 24, 2024.

BDST: 1640 HRS, OCT 31, 2024
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