Banned Chhatra League leader remanded over crude bomb explosion at JnU

A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed a Jagannath University (JnU) unit leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on a three-day remand in a case filed over a crude bomb explosion on the university campus.

The accused, Md Rezwan Ahmed, 24, is the finance affairs secretary of the banned BCL's JnU unit, according to the prosecution.

Earlier, investigation officer Sub-Inspector Mohammad Nazmul Alam Tutul of Kotwali Police Station produced Rezwan before the court and sought a five-day remand for questioning.

During the hearing, the prosecution supported the police petition while the defence lawyers, including Golam Rabbani and Shariful Islam, sought cancellation of remand and pleaded for bail.

After hearing both sides, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam granted a three-day remand for interrogation, said state prosecutor Harun-or-Rashid.

According to the case statement, a crude bomb exploded at Jagannath University's second gate at around 7:45pm on 9 November, a day before a strike called by the banned Chhatra League.

Later, JnU unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders and activists detained Rezwan with an unexploded crude bomb and handed him over to police.

The accused allegedly confessed during preliminary questioning that he, along with other named and 25 to 30 unidentified people, carried out the explosion to destabilise the country.

Later, Sub-Inspector Md Imran Hossain of Kotwali Police Station filed the case under the Anti-Terrorism Act against Rezwan and others.