Ex-state minister Enamur sent to jail in hawker killing case
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman passed the order
A Dhaka court today (2 February) sent former state minister for disaster management and relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman to jail in a case lodged over the killing of hawker Sagor in the city's Mirpur area during the July-August mass uprising.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman passed the order as police produced Enamur before the court after the end of his six-day remand in the case and pleaded to keep him behind the bars till end of probe.
Earlier on 27 January, the former state minister was placed on a six-day remand in the case.
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Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Enamur Rahman from the city's Bhatara area in the early hours of that day (27 January).
According to the case documents, Sagor joined anti-discrimination student rally in the Mirpur-10 intersection area on 19 July. The rally was attacked by police and Awami League cadres around 4pm. Sagor got shot and died on the spot.
On 27 November 2024, Sagor's sister Beauty Akter filed the case against 242 people including the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
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