A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected a bail petition of Regent Group Chairman Shahed Karim alias Md Shahed and placed him on a 28-day fresh remand in four fraud cases filed with various police stations.
The court has also placed Regent Group's managing director Masud Parvez on a fresh remand of 21 days in three cases after police produced him before the court after the expiry of his ten-day remand and prayed for another 30-day remand.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury passed the order on Sunday.
Earlier in the day, police requested the court for a 40-day remand to grill Shahed Karim in four cases filed with various police stations.
Shahed was produced at the court on Sunday morning after the completion of his ten-day remand in a case filed over allegedly providing fake Covid-19 test reports and embezzlement of Tk 3.68 crore, where the police sought another round of remand for him.
On July 16, Regent Group chief Shahed and managing director Masud Parvez were placed by a Dhaka court on 10-day remand each in connection with the same cases.
On 7 July, RAB filed a case with Uttara Paschim Thana accusing Regent Hospital authorities of issuing fake coronavirus certificates. Shahed was among the 17 people named accused in the lawsuit.
Shahed was arrested with illegal arms in a special drive carried out by RAB in Satkhira on July 15.
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