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03 February 2025

Salman F Rahman, Anisul 5 others remanded in murder case

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Published: 13:32, 3 February 2025

Salman F Rahman, Anisul 5 others remanded in murder case

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A court here today placed seven people including Salman F Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former law minister Anisul Huq on a two-day remand each in a case lodged over the murder of autorickshaw driver Hafizul during the student-led July-August mass uprising.

The other remanded accuseds are Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Dr Dipu Moni, Atiqul Islam, AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, and Golam Sarwar Pintu.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Ishtiak passed the order as police produced the seven accused before the court and pleaded to place them on a five-day remand each in the case lodged with the capital's Badda Police Station.

According to the case documents, autorickshaw driver Hafizul Shikder joined anti-discrimination student rally in Badda area on July 20. He was shot and killed at around at around 3pm. A case was filed in this connection on August 21.

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