Bangladesh politicians Hasanul Haq Inu, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod president and former information minister, Rashed Khan Menon, Workers Party of Bangladesh president and former tourism minister, and former IGP Abdullah Al Mamun were shown arrested in two murder cases on Sunday.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saddam Hossain passed the order after accepting a plea from the investigating officer of the cases, which were filed with Tejgaon police station in Dhaka over the killings of Ramiz Uddin Ahmad and Md Tahidul Islam.
Ramiz Uddin Ahmad was shot dead in Tejgaon area on August 4 while participating in a rally during the student-led mass uprising.
His father AKM Rakibul Hasan filed the case with Tejgaon Thana against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 222 others on September 7.
Md Tahidul Islam, a student of Kabi Nazrul Government College, was killed during the movement in the same area on August 4.
His brother Md Tariqul Islam filed the case against Sheikh Hasina and 47 others with the same police station later.
Since their arrest, Inu Menon and Mamun have been placed on remands in separate murder cases on several occasions.
