3 remanded over violence at Primary Education Directorate

A Dhaka court on Sunday granted a four-day remand for three accused in a case filed over a fire and the theft of laptops and other materials from a store room of the Directorate of Primary Education in Mirpur, Dhaka.

The accused sent on remand are research officer and store in-charge Md Ziyad Ali, storekeeper (master roll) Humayun Kabir Khan, and data entry operator Shahid Hossain.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Didarul Alam granted the remand after police produced them before the court and sought a seven-day remand.

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In the same case, cleaner Asmaul Islam gave a confessional statement before the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jewel Rana following a plea by the investigating officer, Sub Inspector Rafiqul Islam of the prosecution division confirmed.

According to the case, a fire broke out on 1 May in a store room on the second floor of the new building of the Directorate of Primary Education in Mirpur-2.

A review of CCTV footage showed that on 1 May, five unidentified individuals broke the lock and entered the store room. Of the 735 laptops kept in the store, 450 were found in good condition, 33 partially damaged, 29 severely damaged, and 140 completely burnt. The remaining 83 laptops were missing.

In connection with the incident, Assistant Director of the Directorate of Primary Education in Mirpur, Md Sazzad Hossain, filed a case with Mirpur Model Police Station.