A Dhaka court on Monday ordered Nassa Group Chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder to be shown arrested and sent to jail in a case filed over the attempted murder of van puller Abdul Jabbar Ali Howlader during the July movement in Gulshan.
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah passed the order after a hearing following Mazumder’s production before the court from prison.
During the hearing, investigating officer Gulshan Police Station Sub-Inspector Abdus Salam said investigators had found evidence suggesting that Mazumder had ordered the shooting with the intention of killing Jabbar Ali and provided financial support.
The investigation officer also said showing Mazumder arrested in the case was necessary for a proper investigation.
Earlier, on the night of 1 October 2024, the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Mazumder from Gulshan.
The following day, he was placed on a seven-day remand in a murder case filed with Jatrabari Police Station over the death of Emon Hossain Gazi. He was later sent to jail after the remand period ended.
While Mazumder was in prison, police filed an application on 18 August seeking to show him arrested in the Gulshan attempted murder case. The court then fixed 24 August for the hearing in the presence of the accused.
According to the case statement, anti-discrimination protesters were demonstrating in front of Confidence Tower in Shahjadpur, Gulshan, on 19 July 2024 when police and Awami League activists allegedly opened fire, leaving van puller Jabbar Ali Howlader injured.
Jabbar filed the attempted murder case with Gulshan Police Station on 11 December 2024 as the plaintiff.
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 109 others have been named as accused in the case.
