[Bangla Daily Star] Police yesterday arrested the eldest daughter of Lt Col (retd) Khandaker Abdur Rashid, a fugitive condemned to death in Bangabandhu murder case, for suspected links to Wednesday's bomb attack on Awami League lawmaker Fazle Noor Taposh.The Detective Branch picked up Khandaker Mehnaz Rashid from her father's residence at Gulshan-2 in the morning. Later in the day, a court placed her on a five-day remand. Mehnaz is the second to be arrested from among the families of convicted killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Earlier on Thursday, police held Kamrul Haque Swapan, younger brother of Major (retd) Shariful Haq Dalim.
Both Dalim and Rashid have been holed up abroad since the trial of August 15 killings began in 1996. Earlier in that year, AL came to power and Sheikh Hasina became the prime minister.
DB sources said Mehnaz has been involved in reorganising Freedom Party, an outfit formed by the self-confessed killers of Bangabandhu and most of his family members. She contested the parliamentary polls in 2001 and 2008 from Chandina of Comilla on Freedom Party ticket.
Metropolitan Magistrate Tania Kamal remanded Mehnaz for five days in response to police prayer for 10 days'.