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Former social welfare minister Dipu Moni. | UNB photo

A Dhaka court on Monday placed former social welfare minister Dipu Moni on a four-day remand in a murder case filed with Shahbagh Police Station.

Dhaka chief metropolitan magistrate Arifur Rahman passed the order when investigating officer of the case Mainul Islam Khan Pulok produced her before the court with a 10-day remand prayer.


Earlier on the day, Dipu Moni was taken to the court from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur through prison van.

On August 19, last year, police arrested Dipu Moni from Baridhara area in Dhaka and since then she remained behind the bars.

According to the case statement, Md Monir Hossain, a jhut trader, was shot dead during July Movement in Chankharpool area on August 5, 2024.

Rozina Akter, wife of Monir, filed a case against 351 identified and 500 unidentified with Shahbagh Police Station on March 14, this year.