former director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), Lt Gen (retd) Sheikh Mamun Khaled. File Photo

DHAKA, April 27, 2026 (BSS) - A court here today placed former director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), Lt Gen (retd) Sheikh Mamun Khaled, on a three-day remand in a case filed over the murder of Delwar Hossain in the city's Mirpur area during the July Mass Uprising.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Monirul Islam passed the order after police produced Khaled before the court and pleaded to place him on a seven-day remand in the case.

A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained Khaled from his Mirpur DOHS residence on the night of March 25.

According to the case documents, Delwar Hossain joined an anti-discrimination student movement rally in front of a fruit market in Mirpur-10 on July 19, 2024. 

The rally allegedly came under attack by unidentified assailants, who opened indiscriminate fire on the protesters. Delwar sustained bullet injuries and was taken to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on July 21.

Delwar's widow, Liza Akter, filed the case on July 6, 2025, over the incident.