Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSoD) President and former minister Hasanul Haq Inu has been remanded for seven days in connection with the murder of businessman Abdul Wadud during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in the capital's New Market area.
Deputy Inspector Morad Khan of New Market police station brought Inu to court and requested a 10-day remand for a thorough investigation on Tuesday afternoon.
After the hearing, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Haider granted a seven-day remand.
Inu was arrested by the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police from a house in Uttara on Monday afternoon.
Businessman Abdul Wadud was shot dead in front of Gate No. 1 of New Market at 5pm on July 19. A murder case was later filed on August 21 against 130 individuals, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former bridge minister Obaidul Quader.
The case was filed by Abdur Rahman, the nephew of the deceased businessman, at New Market police station.
