A court on Saturday placed eight accused, including Sajeeb Group Managing Director Md Abul Hashem and his four sons, on a four-day remand each in a case filed over a devastating fire at Sejan Food and Beverage factory in Rupganj that claimed at least 52 lives.
Narayanganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Fahmida Khatun passed the order as police produced the eight accused before the court seeking a 10-day remand for each, said Court Inspector Asaduzzaman.
The eight accused are Sajeeb Group Chairman and Managing Director Md Abul Hashem, his four sons - Deputy Managing Director Hasib Bin Hashem (Sajeeb) and directors Tareq Ibrahim (Satej), Tawsif Ibrahim (Sheetal) and Tanjim Ibrahim; Sajeeb Group Chief Operating Officer Shahan Shah Azad, and Hashem Foods Limited Deputy General Manager Mamunur Rashid and its admin chief Salahuddin.
Earlier, police filed a murder case with Rupganj Police Station in this connection and arrested them from different areas of the city.
