BSS
  20 Jan 2025, 13:26

Salman, Anisul 3 others remanded in fresh cases

Salman F Rahman, Anisul Huq. Photo : BSS

DHAKA, Jan 20, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today placed five people including 
Salman F Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime 
minister Sheikh Hasina, and former law minister Anisul Huq on different terms 
of remand in two separate murder cases filed with the Jatrabari Police 
Station.
 
The three other remanded accused are- Hasanul Haque Inu, Rashed Khan Menon 
and former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.
 
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman passed the 
orders as police produced the five accused before the court and pleaded to 
place them on different terms of remand in the cases.
 
The five accused were placed on a five-day remand each in a case filed over 
the killing of Jisan during the anti-discrimination student movement. Anisul, 
Menon, and Inu were put on another five-day remand in the case lodged over 
the murder of Mehedi Hasan.
 
Jisan and Mehedi were shot and killed by police and Awami League cadres on 
July 20 and July 18 respectively as they both joined the anti-discrimination 
student movement rallies in the Jatrabari area.