Ex-addl SP Kafi on five-day remand in murder case

A Dhaka court has placed former Dhaka district's Additional Superintendent of Police Abdullahhil Kafi on a five-remand in a case over the killing of Military Institute student Shaikh Ashabul Yameen, reports UNB.
Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Julhas Uddin passed the order after hearing a remand petition on Thursday.
Earlier, Abdullah Biswas, Inspector of Savar Model thana, produced him before the court with a a seven-day remand prayer.
Though the defendant's lawyer appealed for bail, the court rejected it and granted the remand.
On August 25, the victim's father filed the case against 49 people including former premier Sheikh Hasina with a Dhaka court.
According to the case statement, during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, Sheikh Hasina made provocative statement to resist the movement at a press conference.
Following the order, the law enforcement agencies, Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League activists attacked the protesters.
In view of this, police and Awami League jointly attacked the peaceful procession at 1:30 pm on July 18. They dragged Yameen to a police armoured vehicle and shot him in the left side of his chest.