A Dhaka court has placed retired Lieutenant General Masud Uddin Chowdhury on a four-day remand in connection with the Delwar Hossain murder case filed with Mirpur Model Police Station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Monirul Islam passed the order on Tuesday afternoon following a hearing. Earlier, the investigation officer of the case, DB Police Sub-Inspector Kafil Uddin, produced the accused before the court and sought a seven-day remand. The court granted four days. Dhaka Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Omar Faruk Farooqui confirmed the matter.
According to the remand petition, the preliminary investigation found sufficient information and evidence regarding the accused’s involvement in the incident. It said remand was necessary for proper interrogation and to ensure a fair investigation. No lawyer appeared on behalf of the accused during the hearing.
Earlier, Chowdhury had been taken into remand for a total of 14 days in three phases in a separate case filed with the Paltan Model Police Station over alleged embezzlement and human trafficking involving Tk24,000 crore.
According to the case statement, an attack took place in the Falpatti area of Mirpur-10 on July 19, 2024, during an anti-discrimination student movement. The complaint states that the accused opened fire from different directions, leaving Delwar Hossain seriously injured.
He was first taken to the National Heart Institute and later shifted to a private hospital in Shyamoli, where he died at 7:40am on July 21 while undergoing treatment. In connection with the incident, the victim’s wife, Mosha Liza, filed a murder case with Mirpur Model Police Station on July 6, 2025.
Chowdhury was arrested from the Baridhara area of the capital on the night of March 23. The following day, the court placed him on a five-day remand. On March 24, he was shown arrested in the Paltan case and remanded again. Subsequently, the court granted him a second six-day remand on March 29 and a third three-day remand on April 4.
