Court grants two-day fresh remand for Altaf George

A Dhaka court on Saturday put former Awami League (AL) lawmaker from Kushtia-4 constituency Selim Altaf George on two-day fresh remand in a case filed over killing an auto-rickshaw puller at Mohammapur in the capital city, reports UNB.

Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Arafatul Rakib passed the order as investigation officer (IO) Altaf Hossain prayed for five-day fresh remand for him upon completion his three-day remand.

Detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Altaf from Dhaka's Lalmatia area on September 17.

The murder case was filed in connection with death of an auto-rickshaw driver Md Roni on July 19 at Muhammadpur area during the anti-discrimination student movement.