Desk Report
Published: 10 Jul 2021, 07:42 pm
Sajeeb Group Chairman and MD Abul Hashem || Photo: Collected
A court has
ordered that eight people, including Sajeeb Group chairman Abul Hashem and
chief executive officer Shahenshah Azad, be remanded in custody for four days
in connection with the death of 52 workers at the Hashem Foods and Beverage
business in Rupganj, Narayanganj.
Inspector
Humayun Kabir Mollah of the Rupganj police station sought remand for the
arrestees on Saturday afternoon.
The accused are-
Sajeeb Group Chairman and MD Abul Hashem and Chief Executive Officer Shahen
Shah Azad; Hashem's four sons- Hasib Bin Hashem, Tarek Ibrahim, Tawsib Ibrahim,
and Tanjim Ibrahim; Hashem Food's Deputy-General Manager Mamunur Rashid and
Civil Engineer and administrative Official Md Alauddin.
Earlier on the
day police arrested the eight people over the fire incident that killed over 50
workers at Shezan Juice factory in Narayaganj.