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12 October, 2026, 02:20 pm
Last modified: 12 October, 2026, 02:25 pm
A court here today (12 October) showed former Rajshahi-4 lawmaker Abul Kalam Azad arrested in a case filed over the attempted murder of one Alek Khan in the capital's Jatrabari area during the 2024 July Mass Uprising.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque passed the order after police produced Azad before the court and pleaded to show him arrested in the case.
Azad was later sent back to jail.
According to the case documents, Alek Khan joined a rally of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in Jatrabari on 5 August 2024.
The rally came under attack, and Alek was shot.
After undergoing prolonged treatment, he filed the case in this connection.