Obaidul Quader's PA Matin on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court has placed Abdul Matin Hawlader, personal assistant (PA) of Awami League general secretary and former minister Obaidul Quader, on a three-day remand in a murder case.

The murder case was lodged over the murder of college student Riaz Hossain in the city's Keraniganj area.

Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Abdullah Mohammad Saleh passed the order on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, police produced Matin before the court and pleaded to place him on a seven-day remand in the case.

Police arrested Abdul Matin Hawlader from a house in Char Washpur village under Keraniganj Model Police Station on November 11 and he was shown arrested in the Riaz murder case.

According to the case documents, Riaz Hossain was shot on his head while taking part in the anti-discrimination rally in Arshinagar area of Keraniganj on July 19. He later succumbed to injuries at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital.

Riaz's uncle Ramjan Ali Showkat filed the case with Keraniganj Model Police Station against 310 including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.