Mamtaz Begum Sent to Jail After 4-Day Remand

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News Desk: Former Member of Parliament Mamtaz Begum, arrested in connection with the murder case of Md. Sagar, under Mirpur Model Police Station during the anti-discrimination movement, has been sent to jail after completing a 4-day remand.

On Saturday (May 17), Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Minhazur Rahman rejected her bail plea and issued the order following a hearing.

After the completion of the four-day remand, Mamtaz Begum was produced before the court on that day. Following this, Sub-Inspector (SI) Monirul Islam of Mirpur Model Police Station, the investigating officer of the case, submitted a petition to keep her in jail. At the same time, the defense filed a bail application on behalf of the accused, while the prosecution opposed the bail plea. After hearing arguments from both sides, the court rejected the bail petition and ordered her to be sent to jail.

Earlier, on May 12 at around 11:45 PM, she was arrested in the Dhanmondi area of the capital. The following day, May 13, the court granted a four-day remand for her.

According to the case details, on July 19, Md. Sagar took part in an anti-discrimination student movement at Mirpur-10 Roundabout. Around 4:30 PM that day, the accused allegedly carried out an attack and opened fire on the protesters. Sagar was shot during the incident. His mother, Beauty Akter, began searching for him, and eventually, at around 3 AM that night, she found his body at a private hospital in Mirpur. She later received his body and completed the burial at their village home. On November 27, Beauty Akter filed a case at Mirpur Model Police Station as the plaintiff. The case mentioned the names of 243 individuals, including Sheikh Hasina, and also included 250–400 unidentified individuals as accused. Mamtaz Begum is listed as the 49th accused in the FIR.