DHAKA, Aug 16, 2023 (BSS) - A court here today sent Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) ward-10 councillor Maruf Ahmed Monsur to jail in the case lodged over the murder of Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afrin Prity in the capital's Shahjahanpur area. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farah Diba Chanda passed the order, as the accused surrendered before the court and pleaded for bail. After hearing his plea, the court scrapped his bail petition and sent him to jail. He was shot dead by a masked assailant in the capital's Shahjahanpur area as his vehicle got stuck in traffic. Tipu's wife Farhana Islam Dolly filed a murder case with Shahjahanpur Police station.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha August 16, 2023 12:32 UTC