Dhaka:A court in Dhaka has placed Dilip Kumar Agarwala, Managing Director of Diamond World, on a two-day remand in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Repon Hossain issued the remand order after police presented Agarwala in court and requested a 10-day remand. Earlier, Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah had shown Agarwala as arrested in the case.
The case documents reveal that leaders and activists of the now-banned Bangladesh Awami League and its affiliated organizations conducted a procession in the Mohakhali Bus Stand area on June 18, 2026. During the procession, they chanted slogans and detonated crude bombs. Consequently, police filed the case under the Anti-Terrorism Act at the Tejgaon Industrial Zone Police Station.
Detective Branch (DB) officers from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested Agarwala in the Banani area of the city on October 19.