A court here today put Jubo League leader Jahirul Islam Rubel on a 5-day remand over allegations of shooting at protesters during the anti-discrimination student movement on August 5, 2024. Judge of Metropolitan Magistrate Court-1 Faisal Tarek passed the order as police placed Rubel before the court seeking a 10-day remand for interrogation. "Rapid Action Battalion members arrested Rubel, a member of Jubo League's Rajshahi city unit, from Cumilla's Daudkandi area around 12:45am and handed over him to police. In the morning, Boalia police took him to the court," said SM Masud Parvez, officer-in-charge (OC) of Boalia Police Station. Six cases have already filed against Rubel including murder, attempt to murder and looting of weapons under Explosives Prevention Act, he said, adding: "Jahirul, son of Abdur Razzak of Chandipur area under Rajpara Police Station in Rajshahi metropolis, has been shown arrested in all of these cases". Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
