Published : 24 Dec 2025, 01:22 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 02:55 PM
A Dhaka court has granted police five more days to interrogate Kabir, who is identified with a single name, a close associate of Faisal Karim Masud -- the key suspect in the murder of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi.
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah passed the order on Tuesday. Sub-Inspector Rokonuzzaman of prosecution confirmed the matter.
During the hearing of the remand petition, the prosecution told the court that their investigation is ongoing, taking into account that Faisal could be either in the country or abroad.
Kabir was arrested on Dec 5 at Fatulla in Narayanganj. He was remanded by police for a week the next day of his arrest.
Police had demanded Kabir in their custody for interrogation for seven more days.
Kabir needs to be questioned more for he is a key associate of the main accused, argued Faisal Ahmed, an inspector at the Detective Branch, who applied for the suspect’s remand.
Kabir accompanied Faisal to Hadi’s office multiple times and is the owner of the motorcycle used in Hadi’s murder, the police officer told the court.
Dhaka Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Omar Faruk Faruki said authorities are still unsure whether Faisal has left the country.
“It is possible that Faisal is still in the country. We are investigating both possibilities—he could be in the country or abroad,” he added.
Kabir did not have any legal representation, and the court did not hear from him.
The case was filed on Dec 14 by Inqilab Moncho Member Secretary Abdullah Al Jaber over an attempted murder on Hadi on Dec 12. It was later converted into a murder case after Hadi passed away on Dec 18.
Police have arrested nine people in connection with the case, including Faisal’s parents, who have confessed.
One of the suspects is currently in jail after remand, while the others remain in remand in police custody.
Hadi was shot in the head in Dhaka’s Bijoynagar a day after the schedule for the upcoming election was announced. He was traveling in a rickshaw when Faisal allegedly shot him. Hadi later died in Singapore while undergoing treatment.
