A Dhaka court on Sunday placed former Public Administration minister Farhad Hossain on a five-day remand for interrogation in a case filed over the death of garment worker Rubel during the Anti-Discrimination Movement on 5 August.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sanaullah passed the order after police produced him before the court with a seven-day remand plea, said a sub-inspector working in the court.

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-2) arrested Farhad from Dhaka's Eskaton area early Sunday and handed him over to Adabor police.

On August 22, the victim’s father Rafiqul Islam filed the murder case with Adabor Police Station, accusing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 147 others.

According to the case statement, some of the accused, as per instruction, directly or indirectly carried out attacks on hundreds of students, including Rubel, who were protesting at Ring Road in the capital’s Adabor area on 5 August.

Rubel sustained severe bullet wounds and succumbed to his injuries at a Dhaka hospital two days later, the statement added.

BDST: 1641 HRS, SEPT 15, 2024
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