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A Manikganj court has remanded Naimur Rahman Durjoy, former Manikganj-1 MP and ex-captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team, to police custody for four days for questioning over his alleged role in an attack on student protesters during Anti-discrimination Student Movement.
Manikganj Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.
Durjoy was brought before the court that day as the investigation officer sought a 10-day remand for interrogation.
Special Public Prosecutor Humayun Kabir of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Humayun Kabir argued for remand while senior lawyers, including Nazrul Islam Badsha, defended the accused.
Following the hearing, the court granted a four-day remand, said Additional Public Prosecutor Bulbul Ahmed Golaf.
According to Bulbul, a case under the Explosives Substances Act was filed against Durjoy at Manikganj Sadar Police Station on Dec 3 last year by Sadikul Islam Rabbi.
The case documents allege that Durjoy ordered attacks on students and civilians during the protest.
It claims that shots were fired and assaults were carried out under his instruction.
BNP activists demonstrated outside the court on Thursday, calling for Durjoy to be tried for his alleged role in the violence.
Durjoy was arrested in Dhaka’s Lalmatia on Wednesday night.
Since the government change following the student-led mass uprising, many former Awami League MPs and ministers have been arrested.
Durjoy, who captained Bangladesh in their first-ever Test match against India at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in 2000, later moved into politics with the Awami League but has kept a low profile since the regime change.
He entered parliament in 2014, secured a second term, but was denied nomination in 2024.
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on Aug 5 last year, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lodged corruption charges against Durjoy.
On Sept 26, 2024, the ACC summoned bank records of Durjoy and his wife Farhana Rahman.
On Oct 3, a Dhaka court imposed a travel ban on the couple.
The national anti-graft agency later initiated another case on Dec 18 against him for acquiring “illegal assets”.