Dhaka:A court has ordered the imprisonment of Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, the former information adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in connection with the murder of madrasah student Md Arif. The incident occurred in the Jatrabari area of Dhaka during the July Mass Uprising in 2024.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque issued the order after police presented Chowdhury in court, requesting his detention in the case.
The case documents reveal that Md Arif, a student of Lord Harding Senior Fazil Madrasah, was fatally shot on Bou Bazar Road in the Kutubkhali area of Jatrabari on July 19, 2024. He was transported by locals to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by the attending doctor.
Md Arif's father, Md Eusuf, lodged the case at the Jatrabari Police Station on August 26, 2024. Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury was apprehended by the Detective Branch (DB) of police on November 4.