A Dhaka court has granted an eight-day remand for former Food Minister Md Qamrul Islam in connection with the shooting and killing of trader Abdul Wadud in the capital`s New Market area during the anti-discrimination student movement.

Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ziadur Rahman passed the order after DB police inspector Jahangir Arif of the Ramna zone presented Qamrul before the court, requesting a ten-day remand.

Qamrul was arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital`s Uttara area on Monday night.

Wadud was shot dead by police in the Nilkhet area under New Market Police Station at 5:00 pm on July 19. His brother-in-law, Abdur Rahman, filed a murder case on August 21 against 130 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.