Dhaka, May 13 -- A court has given police four days to question Momtaz Begum, popular singer and former MP for Manikganj-2, in their custody in connection with the murder of hawker Md Sagar in Dhaka's Mirpur during last year's July Uprising.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana issued the remand order on Tuesday following a hearing on a police petition.

Monirul Islam, a sub-inspector from Mirpur Model Police Station and the case's investigating officer, produced Momtaz in court and sought a seven-day remand for interrogation.

After hearing the petition, the magistrate granted a four-day remand.

Momtaz was apprehended by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital's Dhanmondi on Monday night, according to spokesman Deputy Commis...