DHAKA, Dec 8, 2024 (BSS) - A court here today placed four people including former civil aviation and tourism minister Lt Col (retd) Muhammad Faruk Khan on three-day remand each in a case lodged over the murder of schoolboy Shamim in the capital's Dhanmandi area during the July-August mass uprising.

The three other remanded accused are- former lawmaker Sadek Khan, secretary of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League's Dhaka University chapter Tanvir Hasan Saikat and former ward councilor Hasibur Rahman Manik.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Shahin Reza passed the order as police produced the four before the court and pleaded to place them on five-day remand each.

According to the case documents, Shamim, 13, joined anti-discrimination student procession on August 5 in Dhanmandi area. As the procession reached Kalabagan area, cadres of Awami League and its front organizations swooped on them, leaving many including Shamim seriously injured.

Shamim was rushed to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital, where he died from his injuries on August 6. Shamim's mother Jahanara Begum filed the case with Dhanmandi Police Station on October 3 against 128 including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.