CU teacher on two-day remand

CHITTAGONG, Dec 21: Chittagong University teacher and former assistant provost Professor Anwar Hossain Chowdhury has been put on two-day police remand today in connection with the murder of a student one year back.

Md Jashim Uddin, investigation officer of the murder of Diaz Irfan Chowdhury, prayed for five-day remand for interrogation and the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate of Chittagong Shiblu Kumar Dey granted two days' remand for the teacher.

Professor Chowdhury was on bail for long by the order of the High Court and after expiry of the bail term he surrendered to local court and sought bail. The court sent him to jail on December 18.

Diaz Irfan Chowdhury, also a student of the University, was found dead in his rented house near CU gate number 2 on November 20, 2016 and a case was filed by the family of Diaz naming 10 persons as accused including the teacher.

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