Bail Granted to Begum Rokeya University Teacher in Connection with Murder Case

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A Rangpur court on Sunday granted bail to Mahamudul Haque, an assistant professor at the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at the Begum Rokeya University, who was arrested in connection with a murder case filed over the death of a grocer during the anti-discrimination student movement last year. The case was filed by the grocer's wife, Amena Begum, against 54 people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Minister Obaidul Quader, after police and Awami League activists threatened the grocer at his shop in Radhakrishnapur area under Ward 12 of Rangpur city. The grocer, Somes Uddin, was killed in an attack by the activists of AL associate bodies, and his wife filed the case ten months later, reportedly under pressure from law enforcers.

Key Takeaways:

  • Mahamudul Haque, an assistant professor at the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at the Begum Rokeya University, was granted bail by a Rangpur court in connection with a murder case.
  • The case was filed by Amena Begum, the wife of the deceased grocer Somes Uddin, against 54 people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Minister Obaidul Quader.
  • The police and Awami League activists threatened the grocer at his shop, leading to his death in an attack by the activists of AL associate bodies.
  • Amena Begum and her son Ashiqur Rahman admitted to filing the case under pressure from law enforcers and had no knowledge of who was named as accused.
  • They said they only gave their signatures on papers without knowing the contents of the case.

Statistics:

  • 54 people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Minister Obaidul Quader, were named as accused in the case filed by Amena Begum.
  • 10 months passed between the incident of the grocer's death and the filing of the case by Amena Begum.

Sources:

  • The Daily Star
  • United News of Bangladesh (UNB)