5 Students of Dhaka College Remanded

A Dhaka court has granted two-day remand to five students of Dhaka College in connection with the murder of delivery man Nahid in a clash between traders and students at New Market in the capital.

The accused were produced before the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate's Court on Thursday (April 28). Each of them was asked to remand for seven days for proper investigation of the case. In view of the plea, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shanta Akhter granted remand to each of them for two days.

The accused are Abdul Qayyum and Palash of Accounting Science, Faisal of Bangla Department, Junaid Islam of History Department and Irfan of Social Science of Dhaka College.

Police conducted raids in and outside the capital and arrested the accused.

Additional Commissioner AKM Hafeez Akhter said this at a press conference at DMP's media center on Minto Road in the capital.

He said, all the five arrested are students of Dhaka College. Helmets were recovered from them during the arrest.

Asked if all the detainees were BCL activists, Hafiz Akhter said, the detainees told us during interrogation that there is no BCL committee in Dhaka College at present." A large number of students were involved in the clashes. It cannot be said about any single party or party. '

However, while explaining about the helmet force, Hafiz Akhtar said, "They said that many of the students use motorcycles. They were in the front of the clashed wearing these helmets. '

"We want to identify those who were around at the time of the incident and take legal action," he said. They have been brought under arrest. Later, during their interrogation, it will be possible to know about those involved in this incident. Two murder cases are under investigation. It will be possible to give more details after the investigation.