Dhaka, April 21 -- In a courtroom heavy with sobs and disbelief, a 46-day-old infant has been taken into custody alongside her mother after a Dhaka court rejected bail in an attempted murder case linked to the July movement.

"My child will die," cried Shilpi Begum on Tuesday as proceedings unfolded, her voice breaking as she was led away from the courtroom, clutching her newborn daughter.

The plea echoed through the tense room where a judge ordered her sent to jail custody despite urgent appeals over her medical condition and the child's complete dependence on breastfeeding.

Shilpi, a Jubo Mohila League activist from Ward No. 26 of Dhaka North City, is accused in an attempted murder case involving Dhaka University student Tahmid Mubin ...