A Dhaka court today sent former lawmaker of Jhenaidah-3 constituency and Awami League leader Nobi Newaz to jail on charges of killing domestic help Liza Akther in city’s Ramna Thana area during the July Uprising.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque passed the order and fixed April 16 for the remand hearing as police sought seven-day remand.

Earlier on Friday, DB police arrested Nobi Newaz from the city.

According to the case document, Liza Akther was shot during the student-led anti-discrimination movement on July 18 in the Ramna police station area. She succumbed to her injuries on July 22 while undergoing treatment.

Liza’s father Md Joynal Sikder filed a murder case naming 174 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on September 5. Nobi Newaz is one of the accused in the case.

BDST: 2110 HRS, APR 12, 2025
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