Ex-MP Momtaz on 4-day remand in uprising killing case
She was accused in multiple cases of the July-August mass uprising
A court today (13 May) placed former Member of Parliament (MP) from Manikgaj-2 constituency and singer Momtaz Begum on a four-day remand in a case lodged over the murder one Md Sagor during the July-August mass uprising.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana passed the order as police produced Momtaz before the court and pleaded to place her on a seven-day remand in the case lodged with the city's Mirpur model police station.
Earlier, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Momtaz Begum from the city's Dhanmondi area last night (12 May).
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She was accused in multiple cases of July-August mass uprising.
According to the case documents, hawker Md Sagor joined an anti-discrimination students' rally on 19 July in Mirpur 10 intersection area.
He was fatally shot around 4pm during the protest. The case was filed in this connection on 27 November against 242 including the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
