6 sent to jail over DU student Shammo killing
On 13 May, a team from Shahbagh Police Station arrested Tamim, Polash, and Samrat during drives in the city's Green Road and Rajabazar areas
A Dhaka court today (28 May) sent six accused to jail after the end of their remand in a case filed over the killing of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo.
The accused are Tamim Hawlader, 30; Polash Sardar, 30; Samrat Mallik, 28; Hridoy Islam, Sohag, and Robin.
The court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Atiqur Rahman passed the order after police produced them before the court, appealing to keep them in jail during the investigation.
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On 13 May, a team from Shahbagh Police Station arrested Tamim, Polash, and Samrat during drives in the city's Green Road and Rajabazar areas.
The Court of Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza placed them on a six-day remand on 17 May.
Later, they were again placed on a five-day remand on 23 May.
Police arrested Sohag, Hridoy, and Robin in the city on Sunday.
The following day, they were placed on a two-day remand.
Shammo, a final-year student of the Institute of Education and Research (IER) and also the literature and publication secretary of the Sir AF Rahman Hall unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), was stabbed to death near Suhrawardy Udyan on 13 May.
His brother Shariful Islam filed a murder case with Shahbagh Police Station on 14 May.
