Former agriculture minister Md Abdus Shahid has been remanded for four days in a case over murder during the recent student-led mass uprising.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman passed the order on Wednesday as police produced the former minister before the court with a 10-day remand plea.
Earlier, police conducted a raid on his Uttara residence in the small hours on Wednesday and arrested him.
During the raid, law enforcers seized more than Tk 3 crore cash and foreign currencies, said Muhammad Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (DC-media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
In addition to this case, there are two murder cases against him at the Uttara West police station and one attempted murder charge at the Srimangal police station in Moulvibazar district.
The officer added that he will also face charges under the Special Powers Act for illegal possession of foreign currency, as well as under the Money Laundering Act.
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