A Dhaka court has granted a five-day remand for former Director General of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Sheikh Mamun Khaled, in connection with the murder case of Delwar Hossain under Mirpur Model Police Station. The order was issued on Thursday by Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Siddiq Azad after a hearing.

During the hearing, Public Prosecutor Omar Faruq Faruqi told the court that Mamun Khaled had previously forced former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia to leave the cantonment with only the clothes she was wearing, and that he later received various benefits from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The prosecutor also alleged that under Mamun Khaled’s direction, attacks were carried out during a student movement in which Delwar was killed.

The prosecutor further stated that Mamun Khaled was involved in detaining businessmen and political leaders during the 1/11 period, misappropriating large sums of money, and politicizing the DGFI. He was also accused of embezzling funds from the Jolsiri project, leading the court to impose a travel ban on him and his wife.