A Dhaka court has placed a Jagannath University student on a three-day remand for questioning in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act over crude bomb explosions at the university.
The accused, Md Rezwan Ahmed, 24, was remanded by Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam on Wednesday, following an application by the investigation officer.
Kamal Uddin, sub-inspector of the prosecution division, confirmed the development.
Earlier, Mohammad Nazmul Alam Tutul, sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station and investigation officer in the case, produced Rezwan before the court and sought a five-day remand.
In the remand application, the investigation officer identified Rezwan as the finance secretary of the Jagannath University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
Seeking the remand, state counsel Harun-or-Rashid told the court that Chhatra League members had exploded crude bombs at various locations across Dhaka.
He said the organisation had been announcing programmes aimed at destabilising the country, creating panic among the public and revitalising Chhatra League.
He also claimed that the accused had been detained with an unexploded crude bomb, making his interrogation on remand necessary.
On the other hand, defence lawyer Golam Rabbani opposed the remand and sought bail for the accused.
He pointed out that while the reported time of the incident was 7pm, the recovery of the crude bomb was recorded at 11pm.
Questioning the four-hour gap, the defence lawyer asked where the accused had been during that period.
He further said Rezwan had sat for an examination on the day of the incident before being surrounded by a mob, beaten and handed over to police.
