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Published : 05 Apr 2026, 10:44 PM
A Dhaka court has sent Iman Ullah Prakash Mastan to jail pending trial in connection with a devastating fire at a gas lighter factory in Keraniganj that left six people dead.
Senior Judicial Magistrate Tamanna passed the order on Sunday, scheduling a hearing for Monday regarding a 10-day remand prayer sought by police.
The matter was confirmed by Prosecution Police Sub Inspector (SI) Md Arif.
Iman Ullah, 50, was arrested from Kadamtali of South Keraniganj after a case was filed by SI Md Jewel Rana.
The other two suspects are the factory owner, Md Akram Ullah Akram, and his son, Ahnaf Akif Akram.
South Keraniganj Police Station SI Md Rafiqul Islam, the investigating officer of the case, had petitioned for a 10-day remand.
The officer, however, failed to appear for the hearing on Sunday. The court ordered the suspect to be sent to jail and fixed the date for a fresh hearing.
The fire broke out on Saturday afternoon at “Messrs SR Gas Pro Factory”, located in the Ambagicha Dibjol alley of Kadamtali.
Fire service personnel recovered six bodies from the scene.
The case statement alleged the suspect had been operating the illegal factory in a densely populated area for nearly a decade.
Despite being sealed off several times by authorities, the owners allegedly used muscle power to continue operations behind locked gates, employing 50 to 60 men, women, and children, according to the case.
