Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Faisal Rubel Ahmed, arrested as an "associate" of Faisal Karim Masud -- the key suspect in the murder of Sharif Osman bin Hadi -- has claimed innocence, telling a Dhaka court that he was mistaken for another man with the same name.

During a remand hearing on Wednesday, Rubel told the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam that he was "not the Kamruzzaman Rubel involved in the Hadi killing".

"I have a job. I have no involvement in the murder. I lived in Adabor, which is why they assumed I was that Rubel."

In response, the magistrate said: "You have not been identified as that Rubel."

After the hearing, the court granted police three more days to question him.

The Criminal Investigation Depart...