Ex-Minister Faruk Khan put two-day remand

A Dhaka court has placed former Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Lt Colonel (Retd) Faruk Khan on a two-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of BNP activist Md Mokbul in the capital.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanaullah passed the order on Tuesday.

Earlier, police produced Khan, also a presidium member of the Awami League, before the court and pleaded to place him on a 10-day remand in the case.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in an overnight drive arrested Faruk Khan from his house in Dhaka cantonment area.

According to the case documents, BNP leaders and activists as part of their party program on December 10, 2022, began to gather in the capital. Marking the programme, police and AL men created ruckus in front of the BNP headquarters in Nayapaltan on December 7. They entered the BNP office and charged baton and opened fire at the BNP men, injuring Mokbul critically.

Mokbul later died from his injuries at the hospital. The case was filed on September 30, 2024.