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A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted a two-day remand for former Prime Minister Hasina’s adviser and Beximco Group Vice Chairman Salman F Rahman, former Law Minister Anisul Haq, and Awami League leader Nuru Mia in a murder case.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehera Mahbub passed the order after PBI Inspector Muhammad Kamruzzaman, the investigating officer of the case, filed a petition seeking a five-day remand for them.
The court also rejected the remand petition for another accused, Sohanur Rahman Azad, in the case.
Additionally, the court rejected the bail petition submitted by his lawyer, Advocate Zahirul Islam.
According to the prosecution, Md Riaz, 23, sustained bullet injuries during the anti-discrimination student movement at the Science Lab intersection in the capital on August 4 last year.
He later succumbed to his injuries on August 17, 2024.
Shafia Begum, the mother of Riaz, filed a case with the Dhanmondi Police Station.
Meanwhile, the court also accepted a petition seeking to show nine individuals, including former ministers Amir Hossain Amu, Hasanul Haque Inu, and Rashed Khan Menon, as arrested in separate cases filed with Jatrabari Police Station.
The other accused in the case are: former minister Quamrul Islam, former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former mayor Atiqul Islam, former MP Manirul Islam Manu, former Home Ministry secretary Jahangir Alam, and Awami League leader Rajani Akter Tushi.
Additionally, the court accepted petitions to show Salman F Rahman and Anisul Haq as arrested in two separate cases filed with Jatrabari Police Station.