A court has granted seven days of remand for Mubarak Hossain Emon, also known as David Emon, a notorious criminal in Chattogram, in connection with two high-profile murder cases. He has been remanded for five days in the double murder case filed with Bakalia Police Station and two days in the Sarwar Babla murder case filed with Bayezid Bostami Police Station.

The orders were passed separately on Wednesday (October 28) by Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrates S. M. Alauddin Mahmud and Md. Alamgir Hossain following separate hearings.

Mohammad Hasan Iqbal Chowdhury, deputy commissioner (prosecution) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), said David Emon was brought to court on Wednesday afternoon for the remand hearings. The court subsequently granted a total of seven days of remand in the two cases.

According to court sources, David Emon was brought from jail to the court premises at around 12:30 pm under tight security.

According to the case details, gunmen opened fire at a private car in the city’s Bakalia area on March 30, 2025, leaving two people dead. David Emon has been named as a chief coordinator and one of the accused in the murder case filed over the incident.

Meanwhile, investigators sought remand for David Emon for questioning in the murder case involving Sarwar Babla in the Bayezid Bostami area. After the hearing, the court granted two days of remand in the case.

It may be noted that on the night of July 29, Chattogram District Police arrested David Emon and three others from the Jhumjhumpur area under Kotwali Police Station in Jashore. He is known to be a follower of fugitive criminal Sajjad Ali, also known as Bara Sajjad.