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A Dhaka court on Friday placed Additional Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police Mashiur Rahman on a seven-day remand in a case lodged over the killing of trader Abdul Wadud in the capital's New Market area during the recent anti-discrimination student movement.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saddam Hossain passed the order as police produced Mashiur before the court and pleaded to place him on a 10-day remand in the case.
Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Mashiur Rahman from the city's airport area on Thursday night, BSS reports.
Wadud was shot in front of New Market 1st gate on July 19. His relative Abdur Rahman filed the case with the capital's New Market Police Station on August 21 against 130 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Obaidul Quader.