Former Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan was brought to the court today from the local jail. Photo: BSS

PANCHAGAR, Jan 30, 2025(BSS) - Former Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan was placed on a 3-day police remand in connection with killing and concealing the body of one Al Amin, a rickshaw puller, who actively took part in the anti-discrimination student movement here.
 
Sujan was produced before the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate of Panchagar Nahid Akhter Juliet with a prayer for granting his five days police remand. Earlier, he was brought to the court from local jail.

Lawyers of the accused opposed the remand petition and prayed for grating his bail in the case but the prosecution side argued for granting remand and opposed the bail move.
 
The court after hearing both the sides, granted his three-day police remand rejecting the bail petition.

Adv. Nurul Islam Sujan hailed from Mohajonpara village under Boda Upazila of the district also the President of Bangladesh Awami League district unit. He was elected Member of Parliament from Panchagar-2 constituency and was railway minister from 2018 to 2023.

Adv. Adam Sufi, Public Prosecutor (PP) of the court told journalists that one Monu Miah of North Dorjipara area under Sadar Upazila filed a case accusing 19 people including Nurul Islam Sujan on November 10 last year. 

Monu Miah’s son Alamin, a rickshaw puller and a front line activists of anti-discrimination student movement. 

He was injured critically in an attack by a group of miscreants in front of the house of Sadman Sakib Plabon, General Secretary of district Chhatra League on August 5 while returning home by his rickshaw. 

The attackers took away the blood stained body of Al Amin and from now on he is missing, the PP added.