A Dhaka court has placed former DGFI director Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Afzal Naser on another three-day remand in a case filed over the attempted murder of a Jagannath University (JU) student.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Hasibuzzaman passed the order on Monday after a hearing, State Prosecutor Mohammad Shamsuddoha Sumon confirmed.
The accused was produced before the court following the completion of his previous three-day remand. The investigation officer subsequently sought five more days of remand, but the court granted three.
Earlier, on 5 May, the former director was placed on a three-day remand in the same case, followed by another three-day remand on 8 May.
Case background
According to the case details, Anik Kumar Das, a student of Jagannath University, was injured during indiscriminate firing by Awami League, Jubo League, and Chhatra League activists on 16 July 2024. The incident occurred after an anti-discrimination movement march passed the university’s main gate and reached the Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court.
Anik was initially treated at Dhaka National Medical Hospital and later received care at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
On 21 November 2024, he filed a case at Kotwali Police Station naming former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 253 others as accused.
Former Army Colonel Md Afzal Naser was arrested by plainclothes police on the night of 29 March from a house in Mirpur DOHS in the capital. He has since been shown arrested and placed on remand in multiple cases.
