Dhaka, April 28 -- Former law minister Anisul Huq has allegedly been assaulted by pro-BNP lawyers at a Narayanganj court.

The incident occurred at around 2:45pm on Monday.

According to Court Police Inspector Kaiyum Khan, Anisul was brought to the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Moinuddin Kadir in Narayanganj for a remand hearing linked to the murder of Hafiz Solaiman, who was killed during the July Uprising.

Kaiyum confirmed that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) requested seven-day custody to question Anisur, but the court remanded him for four days.

Journalists who witnessed the incident said Anisul had been brought to the courtroom where "pro-BNP lawyers" shouted slogans demanding a death penalty for him.

After the h...