A Dhaka court on Friday placed three suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo on a fresh five-day remand, despite police seeking seven days for each to advance their investigation.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Azharul Islam issued the order after law enforcement officials produced the trio before the court, reports BSS.
The three remanded accused are – Tamim Hawlader (30), Samrat Mallik (28), and Palash Sardar (30).
Police arrested them on separate drives in the city’s Green Road and Razabazar areas on May 13, within hours of the gruesome killing.
A court on May 17 had placed them on a six-day remand.
Shammo was a final year student of the Institute of Education and Research (IER) of DU and literature and publication secretary of the Sir AF Rahman Hall unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal.
He was stabbed to death at Suhrawardi Udyan on May 13 last. Shariful Islam, brother of Shammo, filed the case with Shahbagh Police station in connection with the murder on May 14, a day after the incident.
