Shahid, Atiqul, Mumtaz among 4 put on remand

A Dhaka court has placed four individuals on remand in separate cases involving alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act and charges related to the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.

The court placed former agriculture minister and MP for Moulvibazar-4 Dr Abdus Shahid on a three-day remand in a case filed under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.

In a separate case, the court granted a five-day remand for former Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam and a three-day remand for former Supreme Court Lawyers’ Association secretary Advocate Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed Mehdi.

Former additional secretary Amjad Hossain Khan was also placed on a three-day remand in a Foreign Exchange Regulation Act case.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila issued the remand orders on Wednesday (November 13) after a hearing led by Inspector Mahmudur Rahman of the Uttara Zonal Team, who applied for a 10-day remand of Mayor Atiqul in a case involving the killing of Bakul Mia at Azampur Bus Stand in Uttara on July 17.

Mia’s wife later filed a case at Uttara East police station following his death on July 19.

In connection with the foreign exchange case, the investigating officer requested a seven-day remand for Dr Abdus Shahid and Amjad Hossain Khan.

The remand for Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed Mehdi was sought for his alleged involvement in the death of Alamgir Hossain during an Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in August.

According to the case statement, law enforcement arrested Dr Abdus Shaheed on October 29 at his residence in Uttara, where authorities recovered Tk3.1 crore, $1,953, various foreign currencies, and 85 tolas of gold jewellery and bars.

A case was later filed at Uttara West police station on October 30 under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.

In a related incident, Alamgir Hossain was reportedly killed during a student demonstration on August 5. Subsequently, his mother filed a murder case against 288 individuals, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, at Uttara West police station on October 6.

In the case against Amjad Hossain, law enforcement raided his rented house in Uttara on November 4, recovering Tk1.09 crore, various foreign currencies, luxury watches, and iPhones. A case was subsequently filed at Uttara West police station.