Dhaka, March 26 -- Detective Branch (DB) police have petitioned for a seven-day remand to question retired lt gen Sheikh Mamun Khaled, former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), in a murder case related to the July Uprising.

The case's investigating officer, Sub-Inspector (SI) Kafil Uddin of the DB police, applied for the remand on Thursday.

A hearing in this regard is scheduled to be held in the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Siddique Azad, said state lawyer Muhammad Shamsuddoha Sumon.

The remand application states that on Jul 19, 2024, around 3:30pm, 500-700 Awami League leaders and activists attacked a peaceful protest consisting of students and members of the public with makeshift weap...