A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent former speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury who was arrested from capital’s Dhanmondi area early Tuesday to jail in an attempt to murder case during the July uprsising.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana passed the order when DB inspector Mohsin Uddin produced her before the court with a two-day remand prayer.
The court also rejected the petition submitted by her lawyer seeking her bail..
Earlier, Shirin was produced before the court around 2 pm amid tight security.
According to the case statement, Ashraful alias Fahim suffered bullet injuries in his left eye in front of Azimpur Bus Stand on July 18, 2024.
Later, he filed a case naming 25 people including Shirin Sharmin and 120 unnamed people.
She resigned on September 2, 2024, 27 days after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government.
Abdul Hamid was elected Speaker after the Awami League came to power in the 2008 elections. Following his election as President, Shirin Sharmin was elected Speaker on April 30, 2013.
Shirin Sharmin was a Member of Parliament from Rangpur-6 constituency.