Former AL minister Dipu Moni faces 4 more days of interrogation

She has already been questioned in police custody in the first round

A court has ordered a four-day remand for former minister Dipu Moni in connection with a murder case in Dhaka’s Badda.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim approved the remand request following a hearing on a 10-day remand application submitted by the investigation officer on Saturday.

Dipu Moni, who previously served as the foreign minister, education minister, and social welfare minister under the Awami League government, was arrested in the Baridhara DOHS area on Monday evening.

Earlier, the Chandpur-3 MP was remanded for four days by Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sultan Shohag Uddin in a murder case at Mohammadpur Police Station involving the death of grocery store owner Abu Syed.

After completing the initial remand period, Dipu Moni was presented in court for further interrogation related to the Badda murder case.

On Jul 19, Suman Sikkdar, 31, was shot dead on the Pragati Sarani in Badda.

His mother, Masuma, identified with a single name, filed a murder case, naming Dipu Moni, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and 179 others as accused.

She and her brother are also facing a case in Chandpur for sabotage, with 382 named defendants and 1,200 unidentified individuals.

Bangladesh's first female foreign and education minister, has been a member of parliament since 2008.

Following the recent upheaval and the fall of the Awami League government, she had been absent from public view until her arrest on Aug 19.