10-day remand granted for Salman, Anisul

A Dhaka court has granted a 10-day remand for Salman F Rahman, private industry affairs adviser to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and Anisul Huq, former law minister, in a case filed with New Market Police Station over the killing of a shop employee during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. 

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mamunur Rashid granted it hearing on the remand prayer on Wednesday (August 14) evening. Police also sought 10-day remand each. 

Based on secret information, Salman and Anisul were arrested in Dhaka’s Sadarghat while the duo was trying to flee using the waterway on Tuesday. 

The duo was arrested on charges of instigating the killing of shop employee Shahjahan Ali, 24, on July 16 during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. 

Victim’s mother Aysha Begum filed the murder case. Unknown people were made accused in the case.