BNP leader Chand placed on 3-day fresh remand

Rajshahi district unit BNP convener Abu Sayeed Chand has been placed on a three-day fresh remand in a case filed for issuing a death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  

Judge Mahbub Alam of Rajshahi Judicial Magistrate-4 Court passed the order on Tuesday morning at the end of his five-day remand after police appealed for another ten days to quiz him.

Porimol Kumar, Court Inspector of Rajshahi District Police, confirmed the matter to Jago News.

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Earlier on May 25, police arrested him from the check post of Bheripara intersection in the district.

On May 19, Chand issued a death threat to Prime Minister at his party programme. Later, a video of his speech went viral on social media.

On May 22, Abu Kalam Azad, a local Awami League leader in the district, filed the case against him with Puthia Police Station.