Tuku, Palak, Saikat placed on 10-day remand each

A Dhaka court has placed former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku, former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, and Dhaka University Chhatra League general secretary Tanvir Hasan Saikat on a 10-day remand each.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Rashidul Alam passed the order after the accused were produced in the court in a murder case this (15 August) afternoon. No lawyer represented them.

Over a hundred lawyers gathered on the court premises, chanting slogans against Palak. They also entered the courtroom and attempted to assault him, breaking through police barricades. 

Palak tried to shield himself and evade the cameras, keeping his head down as he sought to escape.

Following the remand order, the accused were taken to DB office in the capital for interrogation.

Tuku, Palak and Saikat have been taken to DB office for interrogation. Photo: TBS

All three of them were arrested from the Nikunja residential area of the capital on 14 August.

According to Dhaka Metropolitan Police, they were hiding in the residential area. Acting on a tip-off, police arrested them in a murder case filed at Paltan police station.