Dramatist Ringku sent to jail 

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court has sent Rafat Majumder Ringku, a Dramatist and Dhaka City (North) Chhatra League Vice-President, to jail in connection with a Naimur Rahman murder case.

Sub-Inspector Raju Ahmed of Gulshan police, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, produced Ringku before the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sanaullah and prayed for detaining him into jail.

The lawyer of the accused prayed for granting bail to Ringku while the prosecution side opposed the bail petition. The magistrate after hearing both the sides, ordered to send him to jail.

Gulshan Police on Monday arrested Ringku from the city’s Gulshan area for his alleged involvement in Naimur murder case.

Naimur Rahman, a student of an institution of the area was killed in police firing in front of Suvastu building at Shahzadpur under Gulshan police station on July 19 during the anti-discrimination students’ movement.

Md. Khalilur Rahman, father of Naimur Rahman, later lodged a murder case with Gulshan Police accusing 64 people including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana.

The other prominent accused of the case are-former Prime Minister’s son Sajib Wajed Joy, former Chief Whip Nure Alam Chowdhury Liton, his younger brother former Member of Parliament (MP) Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Nixon, former State Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu, former State Minister for Information Md Ali Arafat, Nur Mohammad and Delip Kumar Agarwal.