Momtaz on 6-day remand in two cases

A Manikganj court yesterday granted a six-day remand for former MP and singer Momtaz Begum in two cases -- one filed over a murder in Singair and another over assault and vandalism in Harirampur upazila.

Eggs were thrown at her when she was being taken to a prison van after the court proceedings.

Judge Mohammad Abdun Noor of Manikganj Chief Judicial Court-1 granted a four-day remand in the Singair upazila murder case around 10:30am.

Later, Judge Ivy Akhter of Chief Judicial Court-3 granted a two-day remand in the case filed over attack, assault, and vandalism in Harirampur Police Station area around 11:00am.

Momtaz was brought to the court from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur around 8:30am.

As she was taken to the court, BNP lawyers and activists staged a protest demanding her punishment. A scuffle broke out between the activists and police.

Following the remand hearings, eggs and shoes were hurled at Momtaz as she was being escorted to a prison van under tight security, eyewitnesses said.