DHAKA, Sept 15, 2024 (BSS)- A court here today placed former public administration minister Farhad Hossain on a five-day remand in garment worker Rubel murder case filed with the Adabor police station.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM), Dhaka Md Sanaullah passed the order after accepting a plea from the Investigating Officer (IO) of the case Inspector of Adabor Thana Abdul Malek.

On August 5, Rubel was shot during a protest rally near Mohammadpur Ring Road area. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where attending doctors declared him dead.

His father Rafiqul Islam later filed a case with Adabor Thana on August 22.

Other notable accused of the case are- the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, former transport minister and AL general Secretary Obaidul Quader, former members of parliament- Barrister Sayedul Huq Sumon, Ferdous Ahmed and Sakib-al Hasan.

Farhad was arrested from capital’s Eskaton area last night.