MP Liton murder

2 suspects put on 2-day remand

3 Jamaat-e-Islami activists arrested

A Gaibandha court yesterday placed two people on a two-day remand each in a case filed over the killing of Gaibandha-1 lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton, reports UNB. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mainul Hasan Yusuf passed the order when investigation officer of the case Ashrafuzzaman produced them before the court with a seven-day remand prayer.
Those remanded are—Jahirul Islam and Ashraful Islam.
Earlier, on January 12, members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested prime suspect Ashraful, son of Hazi Yunus, ameer of Sundarganj upazila unit of Jamaat and his associate Jahirul Islam in a case filed over the murder from Dhaka’s Badda area.
Later they were taken to Gaibandha.
Meanwhile, law enforcers arrested three Jamaat-e-Islami activists from different parts of Sundarganj upazila early Sunday in connection with the killing of Gaibandha-1 MP Manjurul Islam Liton. The arrestees were identified as Habib, Joynal and Jahir.
Atiar Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sundarganj Police Station, said a team of police conducted raids at the houses of the trio in Belkhan, Tarapur and Haripur areas of the upazila and arrested them in the dead of night.
Liton was shot at point blank range by some miscreants at his village home at Masterpara in Bamandanga union of Sundarganj Upazila on December 31, 2016.
The MP was admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead.

MP Liton murder

2 suspects put on 2-day remand

3 Jamaat-e-Islami activists arrested

A Gaibandha court yesterday placed two people on a two-day remand each in a case filed over the killing of Gaibandha-1 lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton, reports UNB. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mainul Hasan Yusuf passed the order when investigation officer of the case Ashrafuzzaman produced them before the court with a seven-day remand prayer. Those remanded areJahirul Islam and Ashraful Islam. Earlier, on January 12, members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested prime suspect Ashraful, son of Hazi Yunus, ameer of Sundarganj upazila unit of Jamaat and his associate Jahirul Islam in a case filed over the murder from Dhakas Badda area. Later they were taken to Gaibandha. Meanwhile, law enforcers arrested three Jamaat-e-Islami activists from different parts of Sundarganj upazila early Sunday in connection with the killing of Gaibandha-1 MP Manjurul Islam Liton. The arrestees were identified as Habib, Joynal and Jahir. Atiar Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sundarganj Police Station, said a team of police conducted raids at the houses of the trio in Belkhan, Tarapur and Haripur areas of the upazila and arrested them in the dead of night. Liton was shot at point blank range by some miscreants at his village home at Masterpara in Bamandanga union of Sundarganj Upazila on December 31, 2016. The MP was admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead.