Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Professor Hafizur Rahman Karzon has demanded Tk5 crore in compensation from the government, alleging that his constitutional rights under Article 33 were violated while in custody. He claimed he was humiliated and denied basic facilities during detention.
On Friday (29 August) at 10:30am, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque ordered the detention.
of former minister Abdul Latif Siddique, Professor Karzon, and 16 others in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Shahbagh Police Station.
Sub-inspector Taufiq Hasan, the investigation officer, along with Additional Public Prosecutor Md Shamsuddoha Suman, petitioned the court to send the accused to jail.
During the hearing, Professor Karzon held up a cop...