Dhaka, June 24 -- A Dhaka court has granted a four-day remand for former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda in a case filed over allegations of abuse of power and conducting a farcical election. The case was lodged at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station in the capital.

Nurul Huda was brought to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court in Dhaka around 3 PM on Monday, June 23, and kept in the court's custody cell before the hearing.

During the proceedings, Sub-Inspector Shamsuzzoha Sarkar of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station, also the investigating officer in the case, sought a 10-day remand to facilitate proper investigation. Public Prosecutor of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court supported the remand plea on...