A Dhaka court on Friday placed former state minister for primary and mass education, Zakir Hossain, on a three-day remand in a case filed over the murder of electrician Shamim Hawlader in the capital's Mohammadpur area.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nazmin Akter issued the order after police produced the accused in court and requested a five-day remand for the case.
The Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested him from Mohammadpur on Thursday.
Shamim Hawlader was shot in the Mohammadpur Beribadh area on July 20 during an Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. He was rushed to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Shamim's cousin, Jakir Hossain, subsequently filed the case with Mohammadpur police station.
