Former law minister Anisul Huq and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Adviser for Private Industry and Investment Salman F Rahman pleaded his innocence and sought justice from the court.
At around 7:00am, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s adviser for Private Industry and Investment Salman F Rahman, former law minister Anisul Huq, former MP Sadek Khan, and dismissed military officer Ziaul Ahsan were produced before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nurul Huda Chowdhury’s court, where a 10-day remand was sought in connection with another murder case on Thursday (29 August).
During the remand hearing, Anisul Huq told the court, "Salman F Rahman and I supported the quota reform movement. I am innocent. I have no knowledge of the incident. I seek justice from the court."
Subsequently, the court ordered a five-day remand for Salman F Rahman and Anisul Huq in the case involving the murder of Sumon Sikdar in front of Fuji Tower in Badda, and a five-day remand for Sadek Khan and Ziaul Ahsan in connection with the murder of garment worker Rubel in Adabor.
Ziaul Ahsan has also been remanded.
