Shajahan⁤ Khan ⁤Ordered to Prison⁤ After⁤ Two ​Days of Remand

Awami League presidium member and former shipping ⁣minister Shajahan Khan, who was remanded⁤ for​ seven days ‍in the case ⁢of the killing of a youth named Abdul Motaleb​ (14) ​in the ⁣Dhanmondi‍ police station area of the capital during the anti-discrimination movement students, has ‍been ordered to be sent to prison after‍ two days.

During the ⁤seven-day remand ⁢on Sunday (September 8), Shajahan Khan ⁢fell ill, prompting the investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Khokon⁤ Mia ⁢of Dhanmondi Model Police Station, ⁢to request that he be brought ‍to court and kept in ‍the ⁣prison.

On‌ behalf of Shajahan​ Khan, his⁤ lawyer Shri​ Prananath applied for bail. After the hearing, the Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka ⁢denied Ali Haider bail and ⁤ordered‌ him​ to be sent to prison.

On September 6,‍ the court granted Shajahan Khan a seven-day remand. Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police arrested him from a house in Dhanmondi in the middle of‌ September 5.

Case Details

According to ​the‌ complaint, Sheikh‌ Hasina, along with other defendants, directed the police, RAB, and 14 party​ leaders to​ stop the⁢ student anti-discrimination​ movement ⁣led by the defendants. As​ a ​result of the⁤ actions taken by the police and other forces to maintain law and ⁢order, leaders and activists of the Awami League⁣ and its affiliated organizations gathered illegally and indiscriminately, and innocent, unarmed students were shot and physically tortured throughout ‌the country,​ including Dhaka. Hundreds of students died, ​and ⁣many people were injured.

The ‌complainant’s son, Abdul Motalib (14), ‍was⁣ part of ‌the student anti-discrimination movement. On ⁣August 4,⁤ when the complainant’s son‍ was standing on the paved ⁣road on the west side of the Jigatla ‌bus stand in the Dhanmondi police station area with other ⁢students ​and the general crowd, the police, RAB, Awami League, ‌and 14 party leaders fired hundreds ​of rounds with domestic weapons at the‍ students with the plan and order‌ to kill the accused explosive grenades, tear​ grenades, cocktails, and fire ⁣hand grenades, petrol​ bombs, rubber bullets. Many unarmed students were injured and⁤ killed on ​the​ spot. The ⁣victim Abdul Motalib (14)​ was shot in the chest ​and neck and died on the spot.

The father of the victim Abdul Mateen⁤ filed the case in ‌the Dhanmondi Police Station, ⁤mentioning the‍ names⁤ of 176 people, including the‌ former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Moreover, 250/300 unknown people have ⁤been​ accused in the ⁤case.