Former lawmaker and renowned singer Momtaz Begum was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Manikganj on Thursday as an accused in multiple cases, including murder, reports UNB.
She was brought to court from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur in a police prison van around 8:30am, according to court sources.
Officer-in-charge (OC) Abul Khair of the court police said Momtaz Begum was named the prime accused in a murder case filed over the killing of four people during a hartal procession in Gobindol area of Singair Upazila, Manikganj District, in 2013. The case was filed on October 25, 2024, by Md Majnu Molla of Gobindol village under Singair Police Station.
Apart from this, another case was filed against her at Harirampur Police Station on charges of assault and vandalism. According to the OC, the case was filed by Md Delwar Hossain, the organisational secretary of Harirampur upazila BNP, on October 29.
The police officer said a hearing regarding the cases was scheduled to take place at 11:30am on Thursday in the courtrooms of Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-1 Judge Muhammad Abdun Nur and Court-3 Judge Ivy Akhter. Police submitted a petition seeking a 7-day remand in the Singair murder case and a 5-day remand in the Harirampur assault case, the OC said.
Prior to this, Momtaz had been on a 4-day remand in connection with several murder cases filed in various police stations in Dhaka. Upon completion of that remand, she was sent to Kashimpur Central Jail.