A court in Chattogram on Tuesday placed parents of Abir Ali, the prime accused in a case over kidnapping and murdering of seven-year-old Ayat in the city, on a three-day remand.Those remanded are Van puller Azharul Islam and his wife Aleya Begum. Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Oliullah passed the order when
Author: United News of Bangladesh
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