Dhaka: A court here today placed former Director of the DGFI, sacked Lieutenant Colonel Md Afzal Naser, on a three-day remand in a case lodged over the killing of BNP activist Makbul in 2022. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah passed the order as police produced Naser before the court and pleaded to place him on a five-day remand in the case.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Md Afzal Naser was detained by a team of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) from a house in the city’s Mirpur DOHS area on March 30. The detention is connected to the events surrounding a BNP program in December 2022, which led to Makbul’s critical injuries and subsequent death.
The case documents reveal that BNP leaders and activists gathered in the capital as part of their party program on December 10, 2022. In the lead-up to this gathering, on December 7, police and Awami League men reportedly caused disturbances in front of the BNP headquarters in Naya Paltan. During the incident, they entered the BNP office, used batons, and opened fire at the BNP members, resulting in Makbul’s critical injuries.
Makbul later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. The case was officially filed on September 30, 2024, marking a significant development in the investigation into the events of December 2022.