Journalists Shakil Ahmed, Farzana Rupa placed on 4-day remand

A Dhaka court has placed journalist couple Shakil Ahmed and Farzana Rupa on a four-day remand in a case filed over the murder of Fazlul Karim in the capital’s Uttara.

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court in Dhaka passed the order on Thursday.

Shakil and Farzana, who were sacked from Ekattor Television recently, were detained by the immigration authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Later, the couple were handed over to the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.