Ex-minister Farhad Hossain placed on 5-day remand

A court in Dhaka on Sunday placed former public administration minister Farhad Hossain on a five-day remand in garment worker Rubel murder case filed with the Adabor police station.

Additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACMM), Dhaka Md Sanaullah passed the order after accepting a plea from the investigating officer (IO) of the case inspector of Adabor thana Abdul Malek.

On 5 August, Rubel was shot during a protest rally near Mohammadpur Ring Road area. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where attending physicians declared him dead.

His father Rafiqul Islam later filed a case with Adabor Thana on 22 August.

Other notable accused of the case are- the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, former transport minister and AL general Secretary Obaidul Quader, former members of parliament- Barrister Sayedul Huq Sumon, Ferdous Ahmed and Sakib-al Hasan.

Farhad was arrested from capital’s Eskaton area last night.