A court in Dhaka on Thursday placed Awami League Advisory Council Member Amir Hossain Amu on a six-day remand in trader Abdul Wadud murder case.
Abdul Wadud was killed in the city's New Market area on July 19 during the recent anti-discrimination student movement.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza passed the order as police produced former minister Amu before the court and prayed for a 10-day remand. Detectives arrested Amu from the city's West Dhanmondi area on November 6.
Wadud's relative Abdur Rahman filed the case on August 21 against 130 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Obaidul Quader, Anisul Huq, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Salman F Rahman and Amir Hossain Amu.
Awami League presidium member Amir Hossain Amu's lawyer Swapan Roy Chowdhury was allegedly attacked by pro-BNP lawyers during the remand hearing.
The incident happened in the courtroom of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza on Thursday when Amu's remand hearing was going on, lawyer Swapan Roy claimed.
At one stage of the hearing, Public Prosecutor (PP) Omar Faruq made a statement in favour of the remand, which Amu's lawyer referred to as political.
Angered by this, some pro-BNP lawyers grabbed Swapan Roy's collar and dragged him. Later, they kicked him near the door of the courtroom. Other lawyers later pulled him out of the court. Swapan Roy alleged that the court did not take any steps but remained silent.
