A Dhaka court has granted two days remand to two people, including a woman for their alleged involvement with the murder of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat leader Shaikh Nurul Islam Faruqi.
The remanded persons are Mahmuda Khatun, and Md Shariful Islam.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Waez Kuruni Khan Chowdhury passed the order on Sunday afternoon.
Investigation Officer Md Julhas Uddin Akand produced them before the court with a seven-day remand plea.
On Saturday, police detained the duo from Murapara area of Narayanganj's Rupganj.
Of the detainees, Mahmuda had introduced herself as Asma and met the slain Islamic scholar several hours before the murder on Wednesday “only to see him”.
On August 27, unidentified armed assailants slaughtered Faruqi, a presenter of religious programmes on Channel i, at his residence in the capital’s east Rajabazar area.
The deceased was the presidium member and international affairs secretary of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat – an organisation known for opposing the views of Jamaat-e-Islami.
Apart from anchoring the “Shantir Pothe” and “Kafela” programmes on Channel i, he owned Faruque Tours and Travels Private Limited, a Hajj travel agency, and served as the imam of the Supreme Court Mosque.
