Dhaka: A court here today placed Abdul Matin Hawlader, personal assistant (PA) of Awami League general secretary and former minister Obaidul Quader, on a three-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of college student Riaz Hossain in the city’s Keraniganj area. Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Abdullah Mohammad Saleh passed the order as police produced Matin before the court and pleaded to place him on a seven-day remand in the case.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, police arrested Abdul Matin Hawlader from a house in Char Washpur village under Keraniganj Model Police Station on November 11. He was shown arrested in the Riaz murder case. The case documents reveal that Riaz Hossain was shot in the head while participating in an anti-discrimination rally in the Arshinagar area of Keraniganj on July 19. He was rushed to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital, where attending doctors declared him dead.
Riaz’s uncle, Ramjan Ali Showkat, filed the case with Keraniganj Model Police Station a
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