fFormer lawmaker from Kushtia-1 constituency AKM Sarwar Jahan Badsha. Photo: Collected

DHAKA, June 18, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today sent to jail former lawmaker 
from Kushtia-1 constituency AKM Sarwar Jahan Badsha in a case lodged over the 
murder of electrician Ilias Hossain in the capital's Mohammadpur area during 
the July-August mass uprising.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Minhazur Rahman passed the order as police 
produced the accused before the court and pleaded to keep him behind bars.

AKM Sarwar Jahan Badsha was arrested from Basila area under Mohammadpur 
Police Station in the city on June 17 last.

Electrician Ilias Hossain joined an anti-discrimination student rally in 
front of Allah Karim Mosque in Mohammadpur on August 4, 2024. The rally came 
under attack and Ilias got shot on his head. He was rushed to a hospital, 
where he succumbed to his injuries on August 9 last year.

Ilias's father filed the case on September 28, 2024.

Meanwhile, the same court today sent Awami League (AL) leader Kamal Khan to 
jail in a murder attempt case filed over crimes committed during the July-
August mass uprising.