Workers Party of Bangladesh President and former minister Rashed Khan Menon has been remanded for six more days in connection with a shooting death during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifur Rahman granted the remand on Tuesday while Menon was present in court.
The remand was approved in the murder case of garment worker Rubel filed at Adabar police station.
Menon was arrested in the Gulshan area of the capital on August 22. Following his arrest, he was placed on a five-day remand in connection with the murder of businessman Abdul Wadud, a case filed with New Market police station.
Rubel, a garment worker, died after being shot on the Ring Road in Adabar on August 5. Subsequently, on August 22, Rubel's father, Rafiqul Islam, filed a case at Adabar police station.
The case lists 156 accused, including Sheikh Hasina, Obaidul Quader, and Shakib Al Hasan, with another 400-500 unidentified individuals also implicated.
