Court grants 10-day remand for Salman F Rahman and Anisul Huq in murder case

The court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon put Salman F Rahman, private industry and investment adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former law minister Anisul Huq on 10-day remand in a murder case. 

The remand was granted in connection with the killing of a shopkeeper in New Market area during the recent students- people upsurge. 

Salman and Anisul were arrested in Dhaka’s Sadarghat on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a store employee, according to the police.

Both were brought from the Detective Branch office under heavy security and produced before the court. 

 None appeared on behalf of the accused.