A court here today put Jubo League leader Jahirul Islam Rubel on a 5-day remand over allegations of shooting at protesters during the anti-discrimination student movement on August 5, 2024.
Judge of Metropolitan Magistrate Court-1 Faisal Tarek passed the order as police placed Rubel before the court seeking a 10-day remand for interrogation.
Rapid Action Battalion members arrested Rubel, a member of Jubo League’s Rajshahi city unit, from Cumilla’s Daudkandi area around 1245am and handed over him to police. In the morning, Boalia police took him to the court, said SM Masud Parvez, officer-in-charge (OC) of Boalia Police Station.
Six cases have already filed against Rubel including murder, attempt to murder and looting of weapons under Explosives Prevention Act, he said, adding Jahirul, son of Abdur Razzak of Chandipur area under Rajpara Police Station in Rajshahi metropolis, has been shown arrested in all of these cases.
