A Dhaka court has granted a four-day remand for former DGFI officer Md. Afzal Naser in connection with a murder case filed over the killing of a man during the July Movement in Uttara. The order was issued on Thursday, April 23, 2026, by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah. The prosecution was represented by state lawyer Shamsuddoha Suman. Earlier, the investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Mohammad Ashraful Alam of Uttara East Police Station, had sought a seven-day remand for interrogation.

According to the remand petition, preliminary investigation indicated Naser’s involvement in the incident. Investigators claimed that under his direction, violent activities were carried out to suppress the anti-discrimination student movement. The petition stated that sufficient evidence had been found and that police custody was necessary for further investigation. Naser was previously arrested on March 30 from his residence in Mirpur DOHS and had been remanded multiple times in other cases before being sent to jail.

The case alleges that on August 5, 2024, victim Mahmudul Hasan was shot dead during a student rally against discrimination in Uttara, leading his family to file the murder case at Uttara East Police Station.