Salman F Rahman, Anisuq Huq placed on fresh 5-day remand again

Salman F Rahman, former adviser to the recently ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former law minister Anisul Huq have been placed on a fresh 5-day remand in the murder case of Suman Sikder, who was killed during the student protests in front of Fuji Tower in Badda.

They were arrested on 13 August in a case filed with the New Market police station.

On 14 August, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mamunur Rashid placed Anisul Huq and Salman F Rahman on a 10-day remand each in two murder cases filed against them in New Market and Lalbagh police stations. They were again placed on another 10-day remand on 24 August which will end on 3 September following which they will be placed on 5 more days of remand in the case filed with.

According to police sources, two people were killed in a clash in front of Dhaka College on 16 July during the student protest demanding quota reform. Two murder cases were filed with Newmarket Police Station over the incidents. 

One of the deceased, Shobuj Ali, was a student of Dhaka College. After his death, Chhatra League claimed that he was one of their workers.

Salman and Anisul were arrested as the instigators of the killings, sources said.

Salman F Rahman is the co-founder and vice chairman of Beximco Group, one of the largest business and industrial conglomerates in the country. He is also the chairman of IFIC Bank, a leading private commercial bank in Bangladesh. 

Before serving as private industry and investment adviser to Sheikh Hasina he served as her adviser for private sector development affairs. He was elected member of parliament from the Dhaka-1 constituency (Dohar and Nawabganj) as a candidate of the Awami League.

Anisul Huq was the minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs from 2014 to 2024. He was elected member of parliament from the Brahmanbaria-4 constituency (Kasba-Akhaura) as a candidate of the AL.

Before coming into politics, he was a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.