Ex-BRUR VC Kalimullah arrested in July Uprising attempted murder case
Fresh arrest order keeps former BRUR vice-chancellor behind bars.
A Dhaka court today (30 July) ordered the arrest of Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, the former vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), in a case filed over the attempt to murder one Mustain Billah Sabbir during the 2024 July Uprising.
The order was issued by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Zakir Hossain following a hearing, confirmed Public Prosecutor Muhammad Shamsuddoha Sumon.
Earlier, on 28 July, the case investigating officer and Uttara West Police Station Sub-Inspector Md Abu Sayeed submitted an application seeking to show Kalimullah arrested in the case.
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According to the application, investigators obtained sufficient evidence indicating Kalimullah's involvement in the incident. As he is already in custody in another case, police argued that it was necessary to formally show him arrested in this case as well.
The application further states that keeping him in custody was essential to ensure a fair and impartial investigation.
After hearing from both sides, the court ordered to show Kalimullah arrested.
The Detective Branch of police arrested Kalimullah from his Mohammadpur residence on 7 August 2025. A court rejected his bail plea the same day and sent him to jail, where he remains in custody.
According to the case details, during the movement in 2024, on the afternoon of 19 July, Sabbir was at Rabindra Sarani Road under Uttara West Police Station with other protesters when armed assailants arrived and opened fire on them. A bullet hit Sabbir's left elbow, causing serious injuries. Several others also suffered gunshot wounds.
Sabbir was rushed to Uttara High Care General Hospital at first and then transferred to the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (Nitor) for better treatment. Sabbir later filed the case at Uttara West Police Station.
Meanwhile, two days ago, on 27 July, Kalimullah's bail bond was submitted in a separate case over alleged embezzlement of funds allocated for development work at BRUR. The court allowed the bail after he deposited his passport and provided a Tk1 lakh bond.
His lawyers Mohsin Reza and Mahima Badhon said Kalimullah received bail from the High Court on 14 June. They said there were no other cases preventing his release from jail after submitting the bail bond.
However, he has now been arrested in the attempt to murder case.
