12 university students denied bail

Staff Reporter |

A Dhaka court on Thursday denied bail to 12 private university students accused in two cases filed over vandalism and attacks on police during the student movement demanding road safety.

The students are— Iftekher Hossain, Shakhawat Hossain Nijhum, Shimanta Sarker, Ajijul Karim Antar , Shihab Shahriar, Saber Ahmed Ullas, Rashedul Islam, Md Hasan, Mushfikur Rahman, Redwan Ahmed, Reza Refat Ahmed and Nur Ahmmed.

Metropolitan Magistrate Laskar Shohel Rana passed the order after hearing their bail petitions.

Earlier on August 9, bail was denied to 22 private university students and they were sent to jail after completing their 2-day remand in the cases.

Four of them sought bail again on Sunday and eight others on Monday, but their prayers were also turned down.

Twenty-two students of seven private universities were arrested in connection with two cases filed with Badda and Bhatara police stations on the ninth day of the road safety movement on Aug 6.


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