Dhaka: A court here today placed two personal staffers of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s former Defence and Security Adviser, Major General (Retd.) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, on a four-day remand each in a case lodged over the killing of trader Abdul Wadud during the July Mass Uprising.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the remanded accused are Tarique’s driver Md Mohidul Islam and the caretaker of his house, Md Chan Miah. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Didarul Alam passed the order as police produced the duo before the court and requested a seven-day remand each in the case.
Police arrested Mohidul from Thakurgaon and Chan from the capital’s Bhashantek area on April 19. According to the case records, Abdul Wadud was shot dead on July 19, 2024, in the Nilkhet area under New Market Police Station during the anti-discrimination students’ movement. The case was filed by the victim’s brother-in-law, Abdur Rob.
The case named 130 accused, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.