Dipu Moni, Joy remanded in grocer killing case

A court here today placed former social welfare
minister Dr Dipu Moni and former deputy minister for youth and sports Arif
Khan Joy on different terms of remand in a case lodged over murder of a
grocer Abu Sayed in the city’s Bosila area on July 19.

Of the two, Dipu Moni was placed on four-day remand and Joy was placed on
five-day remand in the case.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sultan Shohagh Uddin passed
the order as police produced the duo before the court and pleaded to place
them on 10-day remand each.

Abu Sayed was killed after getting shot by police on 40-feet road in Bosila
area on July 19 as the law enforcers fired indiscriminately at the protesting
students during recent anti-discrimination students’ movement.

One SM Amir Hamza filed the case on August 13 with the court of Dhaka
Metropolitan Magistrate against seven including former prime minister Sheikh
Hasina and Obaidul Quader.

It was the first case lodged against the former premier after she fled the
country on August 5. (BSS)