Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Former ministers Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haq Inu, and Faruk Khan were placed on a five-day remand each on Wednesday in connection with a case related to the attack on BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia's motorcade in 2015.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Azharul Islam passed the order following a hearing on a petition.

Dhaka Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Omar Faruk Faruqi stood for the state.Meanwhile, defence lawyers filed a bail petition which was rejected by the court.

When the former ministers were being taken to the jail at Dhaka's CMM Court, journalists inquired about a post from Faruk Khan's verified Facebook account allegedly from prison but Khan denied the claims saying, "How could I post from prison? Tha...