Own Correspondent: In the case filed by Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) chief Banaj Kumar Majumdar, the police has applied for the seven-day remand of the former police SP Babul Akhtar. The investigating officer of the case, Inspector (Operation) of Dhanmondi Model Police Station, Rabiul Islam Babul, filed this application seeking a seven-day remand.
On Thursday (November 10) in the presence of Babul Akhtar, the remand hearing will be held in the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court. Sub-Inspector of Police Sharif Hossain, General Registration Officer of Dhanmondi Police Station confirmed the matter. He said, first there will be a hearing regarding the arrest of Babul Akhtar. Then there will be a remand hearing. Meanwhile, Babul Akhtar has been brought from Feni jail to Dhaka’s Keraniganj jail.
PBI Dhaka Metro North Superintendent of Police Jahangir Alam filed a complaint against four people at Dhanmondi police station on behalf of the plaintiff Banaj Kumar Majumder on September 27 evening. The case is charged under the Digital Security Act and the Special Powers Act. The other two defendants in the case are Babul Akhter’s brother Md. Habibur Rahman Labu and father Md. Abdul Wadud Mia.
Earlier, expatriate ‘journalist’ Ilyas Hossain released a video from his YouTube channel about the investigation into the Mitu murder case. In that video, it is claimed that Babul Akhtar was deliberately framed by PBI chief Banaj Kumar in this case. Besides, Babul has been tortured on remand.
