Asif Mahtab, former teacher of Brac University and Arif Sohel, coordinator of Jahangirnagar University unit of the quota reform movement were placed on a six-day by a Dhaka Court on Monday in a case filed over an arson attack on Setu Bhaban in Dhaka on July 18.
Metropolitan Magistrate Moinul Islam passed the order after DB Inspector Abu Sayeed Miah who is investigating the case, produced Asif and Arif with a prayer to grant a ten-day remand for each.
Another Dhaka court placed seven leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, including Shimul Biswas and Saiful Islam Nirob, on a four -day remand in a case filed over in a case filed over alleged vandalising and setting fire to Bangladesh Television (BTV) head office in Dhaka's Rampura on July 18.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque passed the order after Mohammad Yasin Shikder, an Inspector of the Detective Branch (DB) of Police and also the Investigation Officer of the case, produced them before the court with a 10-day remand prayer.
The other remanded accused is Rafikul Islam Mojnu, Rashiduzzaman Millat, Syed Ehsanul Huda, Mohiuddin Hridoy and Tarikul Islam.
Former teacher of BRAC University, Asif Mahtab he was picked by law enforcers from his residence at Uttara in Dhaka on Saturday midnight.
Nearly six months ago, teacher Asif Mahtab's name became talk of the town as BRAC University authorities terminated Asif Mahtab, an adjunct faculty at philosophy department of the university on January 22, after he criticised inclusion of transgender issue in a text book for students of Class VII, under the new curriculum. he criticised the new curriculum.
