Dhaka, June 18 -- A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed former ministers Anisul Huq, Engineer Mosharraf Hossain and Bangladesh People's Party (BPP) Chairman Babul Sardar Chakhari on remand for different periods in a murder case and an attempted murder case.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate M Mizba-ur-Rahman passed the orders after hearing two separate petitions.

Of the accused, former Law Minister Anisul was placed on a five-day remand in jhut (waste fabric) trader Md Monir murder case and Mosharraf and Babul on a three-day remand each in an attempted murder case.

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