Shaukat Mahmood placed on 5-day remand
Shaukat Mahmood was arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) from Malibagh on 7 December.
Former president of the National Press Club and secretary general of Janata Party Bangladesh, Shaukat Mahmood has been placed on a five-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act over allegations of conspiring with foreign intelligence agencies to overthrow the government.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Fahmina Khandaker Anna issued the remand order, after a hearing, this afternoon (11 December).
Earlier, on 8 December, the investigating officer DB Ramna Division Inspector Akhtar Morshed brought Shaukat Mahmood before the court and sought a 10-day remand. However, due to the unavailability of the case docket, the court sent him to jail and fixed today for the remand hearing.
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Defence lawyer Advocate Md Shafiuzzaman Bhuiyan filed a petition seeking cancellation of the remand and bail for the Shaukat Mahmood. State counsel Kaiyum Hossain Nayon opposed the plea. Upon hearing both sides, the court approved a five-day remand.
Shaukat Mahmood was arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) from Malibagh on 7 December.
According to case details, on 13 September, police arrested Enayet Karim (55), a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, after finding him moving suspiciously in a Prado vehicle near Minto Road. Failing to provide satisfactory explanations, he was detained under Section 54 and later charged under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Ramna Police Station. Investigation into that case reportedly led to the arrest of Shaukat Mahmood.
Shaukat Mahmood had long been associated with BNP politics and served as a vice-chairman of the party. He is currently the secretary general of Jonota Party Bangladesh.
