STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Much of the questioning of two retired army lieutenant generals in remand has focused on their roles during the army-backed caretaker government in 2007–08, officials involved in the investigation said.

Sheikh Mamun Khaled, former chief of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), is on a five-day remand in a murder case linked to the July uprising, while Masud Uddin Chowdhury is on a five-day remand in a human trafficking case. Both key figures of the caretaker government are now under DB interrogation.

Senior Detective Branch (DB) officials told The Daily Star that Mamun Khaled has been questioned about the establishment of secret detention cells known as “Ayna Ghor” during his tenure at DGFI.

DB arrested Lt Gen (retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury in a human trafficking case filed with Paltan Police Station and secured a five-day remand. Meanwhile, the former DGFI chief was arrested in the early hours of Thursday and was also put on a five-day remand.

Chowdhury, arrested on Tuesday in a human trafficking case filed with Paltan Police Station, was questioned He

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