DHAKA — A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate’s court placed six leaders and activists belonging to the Awami League and its associate bodies on a three-day police remand on Saturday, following their arrest in an anti-terrorism case registered with Gulshan Police Station.

Metropolitan Magistrate Rakibul Hasan granted the three-day custody order after Sub-Inspector Mofizur Rahman, the investigating officer, produced the suspects in court and petitioned for a seven-day remand to facilitate further interrogation. Additional Public Prosecutor Muhammad Shamsuddoha Suman confirmed the magistrate’s ruling.

Court documents identified the six remanded individuals as:

• Md Nannu Mia (38), former joint secretary of the Chhatra League unit at Jashore MM College

• SM Rezwan Habib Alif (33), member of the Jashore Chougachha upazila Awami League

• Mehedi Masud Chowdhury (55), former general secretary of the Chougachha upazila Awami League and former chairman of Phulsara Union Parishad

• Aminur Rahman (42), Awami League member from Ward 6 in Chougachha

• Ibrahim Hossain (33), former general secretary of the Chougachha upazila Swechchhasebak League

• Sajal Ahmed (29), resident of Rajoir upazila in Madaripur

Operation at Police Plaza Concord

Police executed the arrests on Friday evening, 7 August, at roughly 8:30 pm during a raid on the fifth floor of the Police Plaza Concord Shopping Mall in Gulshan-1. Officers moved into a food court within the shopping complex after receiving intelligence concerning a covert assembly of political operatives.

According to formal court submissions under the Anti-Terrorism Act, the suspects had gathered alongside other associates to plan subversive activities. Investigating officers stated that the group was holding secret strategy sessions to execute destructive acts across Gulshan and adjacent areas, targeting public infrastructure and seeking to disrupt public stability.

Judicial Arguments and Remand Application

In the formal application submitted to the magistrate, Sub-Inspector Rahman stated that initial inquiries supported the allegations set out in the First Information Report (FIR).

Detectives argued before the court that the suspects are active members across different tiers of the organization who had been coordinating clandestine meetings within the capital. Extending police custody was deemed necessary by the prosecution to map out operational networks, identify backers, and establish whether additional acts of sabotage were planned in the city.

Defense lawyers contested the remand plea, seeking bail for the accused and arguing that the charges were unfounded. Following a review of the case docket and arguments from both counsels, Magistrate Hasan granted a three-day remand period for police questioning.