TDS Desk:

A Dhaka court on Sunday placed former minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku and four others on different terms of fresh remand in four murder cases.

The four others are Tanbir Hasan Shaikat, general secretary of DU Chhatra League; Ahmad Hossain, Awami League organising secretary; Arif Khan Joy, former deputy sports minister; and Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail, former chairman of Chattogram Port Authority.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mainul Islam passed the orders around 7:15am, said a sub-inspector working in the court.

Palak was placed on a six-day fresh remand in two cases filed over the deaths of Suman Sikdar, 31, in Badda and two students — Ikram Hossain Cowsar and Omar Faruk — in Sutrapur of Dhaka city during quota reform protests on 19 July.

Tanbir Shaikat and Ahmad Hossain were placed on a three-day fresh remand in a case filed with Adabor Police Station over the death of a garment worker, Rubel.

On August 22, Rafiqul Islam, father of Rubel, filed the case with Adabor Police Station against Hasina and 147 others.

In addition, Tuku, Joy and Sohail were put on a three-day fresh remand in a case filed over the death of Khalid Hasan Saifullah, a 11th grader, in Lalbagh on 18 July after the trio were produced before the court with a seven-day fresh remand.

On 19 August, Kamrul Hasan, father of Khalid, filed the case with Lalbagh Police Station against Hasina and 51 others.

On 25 August, Palak, Shaikat, Ahmad Hossain, Tuku, Joy and Sohail were placed on a seven-day remand in the same case.