Former Railways minister Nurul Islam Sujan has been placed on fresh five-day remand in Jatrabari murder case.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saddam Hossain passed the remand order on Sunday.
Earlier, investigation officer (IO) Mriganko Shekhar Talukder pleaded for 10-day remand after producing the former minister before a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court from jail. On the other hand, the defense lawyer submitted a bail application. After hearing, the magistrate passed this order.
On September 16, Nurul Islam Sujan was arrested from Bangladesh Specialized Hospital at Shyamoli in the capital.
During the recent Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, Awami League and police forces opened indiscriminate fire on the mass people and the students on August 5 that led to the death of Imran Hasan.
On September 1, the victim's mother Kohinoor Akhter filed a murder case naming 298 people, including Sujan.
