Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- A court in Narayanganj has granted a three-day remand for former Law Minister Anisul Haque in connection with the murder of labor activist Ashiq Mia during an anti-discrimination student protest in Kanchpur, Sonargaon.

On Wednesday (February 5), the police presented Haque before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court of Narayanganj, presided over by Judge Noor Mohsin, seeking a five-day remand. After hearing arguments from both sides, the court approved a three-day remand.

Public Prosecutor Advocate Abul Kalam Azad Zakir stated that Ashiq Mia's mother, Kulsum Begum, filed a case with Sonargaon Police Station on August 14 last year.

The incident occurred on August 4, when protesters, including Ashiq, gathered in front of...