RAJSHAHI, Sept 15, 2024 (BSS) - A court here today put Jubo League leader 
Jahirul Islam Rubel on a 5-day remand over allegations of shooting at 
protesters during the anti-discrimination student movement on August 5, 2024.

Judge of Metropolitan Magistrate Court-1 Faisal Tarek passed the order as 
police placed Rubel before the court seeking a 10-day remand for 
interrogation.

"Rapid Action Battalion members arrested Rubel, a member of Jubo League's 
Rajshahi city unit, from Cumilla's Daudkandi area around 12:45am and handed 
over him to police. In the morning, Boalia police took him to 
the court," said SM Masud Parvez, officer-in-charge (OC) of Boalia Police 
Station. 

Six cases have already filed against Rubel including murder, 
attempt to murder and looting of weapons under Explosives Prevention Act, he 
said, adding: "Jahirul, son of Abdur Razzak of Chandipur area under Rajpara 
Police Station in Rajshahi metropolis, has been shown arrested in all of 
these cases".