Published: 12:12 AM, 14 April 2026
Mamun Khaled sent to jail after remand
A Dhaka court on Monday sent former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), Lt. General (Retd) Sheikh Mamun Khaled, to jail after rejecting his bail petition in a case filed over the killing of BNP activist Makbul Hossain.
The order was passed by Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam following a hearing.
Mamun was produced before the court after completing 18 days of remand in different phases.
At the hearing, the investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Tofazzal Hossain of the DB Police's Motijheel zone, applied to keep him in custody.
Defence lawyers Nazrul Islam Pakhi and Morshed Hossain Shaheen sought bail, while the state opposed the plea.
After hearing both sides, the court rejected the bail application and ordered that Mamun be sent to jail. Earlier, on 25 March 2026, Mamun was arrested from his residence in Mirpur DOHS in the capital.
The following day, he was placed on a five-day remand in a case filed with Mirpur Model Police Station over the killing of Delwar Hossain during the 2024 July Uprising.
He was subsequently remanded in the same case for a further six days on 30 March and three days on 6 April 2026.
After completing those remand periods, he was sent to jail on 9 April 2026. Mamun Khaled said during court proceedings that he spent 22 years of his career in Bangladesh Army holding academic positions. He also said that he holds three PhD degrees and five Masters qualifications. His lawyer Morshed Hossain Shaheen informed the court that Sheikh Mamun Khaled retired from service in 2020 whereas the July Uprising happened in 2024. Morshed Hossain Shaheen wondered in the court how a retired officer can give orders to security forces to shoot demonstrators. Lt. General (Retd) Sheikh Mamun Khaled was Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and former Commandant of National Defence College.
