A Dhaka court has placed former Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) director Afzal Naser on a fresh four-day remand for interrogation in a case filed over the killing of BNP activist Mokbul Hossain. The order was issued on Wednesday afternoon by Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah, following a request from the prosecution. Sub-Inspector Tofazzal Hossain of the Motijheel Detective Branch had sought a seven-day remand, but the court granted four days.

According to the report, Naser had already been in remand since Sunday in connection with the same case. Earlier, he was also remanded for six days in another case related to the killing of Delwar Hossain during the July movement. This marks the third time he has been placed on remand. The prosecution argued that further interrogation was necessary to gather more information, while Naser’s lawyer opposed the request, saying there was no substantial evidence against him and that questioning could be done at the jail gate.

The case stems from a 2022 incident when BNP announced a one-point movement, and police raids at the party’s Nayapaltan office led to violence that killed Mokbul Hossain. The case was filed in September 2024 against 256 people, including Sheikh Hasina.