Dhaka, Sep 24: A Bangladesh court on Wednesday ordered a five-day remand for former Food Minister Qamrul Islam in connection with a murder case linked to last year’s July demonstrations, local media reported.

Additionally, the court showed former Awami League MP Mohammad Solaiman Salim as ‘arrested’ in a separate murder case during the same protests.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadekur Rahman issued the order after hearing petitions from both police and defence lawyers.

Reports suggest that the investigating officer, Mainul Islam Khan Pulok, of Shahbagh Police Station, sought a 10-day remand for Qamrul and submitted an application to show Salim as ‘arrested’ in the murder case.

During the hearing, Qamrul’s lawyer, Morshed Hossain Shahin, opposed the remand plea.

“He is a freedom fi

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