Quota movement leader Luma gets bail

Quota movement leader Luma gets bail

Dhaka, Aug 27 (Just News): A Dhaka court on Monday granted bail to Eden College student Lutfur Nahar Luma Sarkar in a case filed under Information and Communication and Technology (ICT) Act.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court judge Subrata Ghose passed the order.

On Sunday, Luma’s lawyer Jotirmoy Barua filed a bail petition while the court set Monday to hear it due to lack of documents.

With Luma’s bail, the last detained student leader of quota reform movement has been freed on bail.

Earlier on 16 August, Luma, a joint convener of Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council, platform that leads the ongoing quota reform movement, was placed for 3-day remand.

The case was filed against her on 5 August with Ramna police station.

On 15 August, police arrested Luma, daughter of Abdul Kuddus of Baoikhola village in Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj and a 2nd year student of social science faculty of Eden College from Sirajganj.

(Justnews/ys/2310hr)