Salman F Rahman, private industry affairs adviser to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and Anisul Huq, former law minister, will be produced before a Dhaka court in connection with a murder case today.
The duo will be produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka this afternoon, a sub-inspector working at the court told The Daily Star.
They were arrested in the capital’s Sadarghat yesterday in a case filed with New Market Police Station over the killing of a shop employee, he said.
The duo were trying to flee using the waterway, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mainul Hasan told The Daily Star.
Coast guards detained them in Narayanganj’s Pagla area and handed them to police, said the media wing of Bangladesh Coast Guard last night.
The duo were arrested on charges of instigating the killing of shop employee Shahjahan Ali, 24, on July 16, said court sources.
Aysha Begum, mother of the victim, filed the case on July 17, accusing unnamed people after she identified Sabuj’s body at Dhaka Medical College morgue.
According to the first information report (FIR), Aysha learned around 6:15pm on July 17 that her son was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital with serious injuries.
She then went to the hospital and found the body, read the case statement.
Over 500 people, including students and police personnel, were killed in violence during the student protests that turned into a mass uprising which toppled the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5.
Salman was a lawmaker from Dohar and vice-chairman of the Beximco Group. He is also the chairman of IFIC Bank and holds key positions in many business associations.
He was considered as one of the influential figures among the policymakers in the Awami League government.
Anisul, a reputed lawyer, was the law minister for three consecutive terms after 2014.
