DHAKA, Dec 26, 2024 (BSS) - A court here today sent to jail Awami League (AL) 
leader Balaram Poddar in a case lodged over attempting to murder one Md 
Shakib during the student-led July-August mass uprising.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Minhajur Rahman passed the order as police 
produced Poddar, former vice-president of banned Chhatra League, before the 
court and pleaded to keep him behind the bars.

A team of Ramna Police Station arrested Balaram Poddar from his Kakrail home 
on December 25.

According to the case documents, Shakib joined anti-discrimination student 
rally in the capital's Kakrail area on July 19. Awami League cadres armed 
with firearms and local weapons attacked the protestors, injuring many 
including Shakib. He was later rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital 
where he received necessary treatment.

On December 11, Shakib filed the case with the Ramna Police Station against 
146 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.