Dhaka, October 23, 2026 (V7N) – A Dhaka court on Friday ordered former Social Welfare Minister Dr Dipu Moni to be sent to jail after completion of her two-day remand in a murder case over the killing of auto-rickshaw driver Hafizul Shikder in the Badda area during the anti-discrimination student movement.
Investigation Officer (IO) and Sub-Inspector Riduanul Haque of Badda Police Station produced Dipu Moni before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court after the completion of her remand, seeking to keep her in jail until the investigation is completed. Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan ordered her sent to jail after a hearing.
Sub-Inspector Kamal Hossain, an official of the General Registration Section of the court attached to Badda Police Station, told BSS that Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Ishtiaq had granted two days of remand for Dipu Moni in the case on February 3, 2025. However, the IO could not take her into remand at that time because of her court appearances in other cases, including a case before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), he said.
"In October this year, the investigating officer applied to execute the remand order. The court subsequently directed that the remand be executed within 15 working days," he added. Following the court's order, Dipu Moni was taken into remand on Wednesday for questioning.
According to the case statement, auto-rickshaw driver Hafizul Shikder took part in the anti-discrimination student movement in the Badda area on July 20, 2024. He was allegedly shot dead at the scene by the accused around 3:00 pm that day. The victim's father, Abu Bakkar Shikder, filed a murder case with Badda Police Station on August 21, 2024.
The investigation remains ongoing, and no date has been set for the next hearing. Dipu Moni is expected to remain in custody while the IO continues gathering evidence in the case
