Rashed Khan Menon wearing helmet present in Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate court on Friday, August 23, 2024.
Workers Party President and former minister Rashed Khan Menon, arrested over the murder of Abdul Wadud during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in the capital's New Market area, has been remanded for five days by the court.
On Friday, following a hearing, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ali Haider issued the remand order.
Earlier, the investigating officer from New Market police station presented the accused in court, requesting a ten-day remand.
The defence lawyer sought bail and appealed for the remand to be cancelled, but the prosecution opposed the request.
After hearing both sides, the court granted a five-day remand for Menon.
