A Dhaka court on Thursday granted a five-day remand for Mian Zahidul Islam Arefy, who claimed to be an adviser to US President Joe Biden, in a case filed with the city's Ramna police station.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nurul Huda Chowdhury granted the remand for Arefy who was arrested and sent to jail on October 30.
Investigative officer of the case DB police inspector Md Jamal Uddin Ahmed sought five-day remand for proper investigation into the case and the court granted the remand appeal.
Arefy was shown presence at the court through video conference from Kashimpur Jail.
Mohiuddin Shikder, a resident of Gopalganj, filed the case against Arefy on October 29 with Paltan Model police station.
Arefy was seen talking to newsmen sitting beside BNP leader Ishraque Hossain at BNP's Naya Paltan central office on October 28 at a press briefing.
