BNP activist Makbul murder: Dismissed Lt Col Afzal Naser put on fresh remand

A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted a three-day remand for dismissed lieutenant colonel Md Afzal Naser in a case filed over an attack on the BNP central office in Nayapaltan and the killing of a party activist named Makbul in December 2022.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jamshed Alam passed the order against the former DGFI officer following a five-day remand petition placed by the investigating officer, Sub-Inspector (SI) Md Tofazzel Hossain of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).

Earlier in the day, Afzal Naser was produced before the court after a fourth-round remand in two cases. He was arrested on the night of 29 March.

During the hearing, state prosecutor Azizul Haque Didar argued in favour of the remand, while defence lawyer Md Tafazzal Hossain pleaded for the cancellation of the plea.

The Makbul murder case was filed against 256 individuals, including Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, over the deadly attack on the BNP central office in Nayapaltan on 7 December 2022. The case was lodged at Paltan Model Police Station on 30 September 2024 by a complainant named Mahfuzur Rahman.