A Dhaka court on Thursday ordered the detention of Iqbal Sobhan Choudhury, former information adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former chairman of private television channel DBC News, in a murder case filed over the killing of madrasa student Arif during the July 2024 uprising.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque passed the order following an application by the investigation officer of the case, Sub-Inspector Mohammad Amir Hossain of Jatrabari Police Station.SI Mohin Uddin of the prosecution department confirmed the development.Iqbal was brought from the CMM court lockup for the hearing at 3:50pm on Thursday. The magistrate took her seat at 4:01pm.During the hearing, defence lawyers, including Chowdhury Md Galib Rakib, sought proper medical treatment for the accused in jail, citing his age and social status.On the other hand, Public Prosecutor Omar Faruqui argued in favour of showing him arrested in the case.The prosecutor alleged that Iqbal had attended meetings with Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban during the July uprising to discuss suppressing the movement and had extended support to her government. He also alleged that Iqbal was rewarded with the position of information adviser and a leadership role at DBC News for his support.Faruqui further claimed that Iqbal had formed a group called ADB to assist Hasina and accumulated substantial assets in Gulshan and Banani by abusing his power. These were allegations made by the prosecution during the court hearing.Regarding the defence's request for medical treatment, the prosecutor said Iqbal could receive any facilities available to him under the jail code.The defence lawyers argued that Iqbal had served as an information adviser, a position they described as equivalent to ministerial rank, and therefore he should be entitled to relevant facilities under the jail code.The prosecution disputed the claim, saying he did not hold a position carrying ministerial status.The magistrate observed that the accused would receive the facilities to which he was entitled based on his social standing. No lawyer appeared on his behalf at the hearing, according to the supplied information.Arrest from DBC News officePolice detained Iqbal Sobhan Choudhury from the office of DBC News in Dhaka's Mohakhali area on Wednesday afternoon. Police also took Rajib Ghosh, the television station's chief crime reporter, into custody.Iqbal is also the editor and publisher of The Daily Observer.Soon after the detention, DMP Deputy Commissioner (Public Relations) Akhtar Hossain said an "unwanted situation" had developed at DBC News over the broadcast of a news report. Police subsequently took journalists Iqbal Sobhan Choudhury and Rajib Ghosh into DB custody.However, he did not clarify the nature of the incident.Later that night, police showed Iqbal arrested in the murder case of madrasa student Arif.Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch chief Shafiqul Islam later said a decision had been made to release Rajib Ghosh after taking an undertaking from him.What the case saysAccording to the case statement, Arif, a first-year Alim student at Lord Hardinge Fazil Madrasa, was shot in the eye during a clash involving police and Awami League activists at Boubazar Road in the Kutubkhali area of Jatrabari on the afternoon of July 19, 2024.The incident took place during the July uprising, when gunfire erupted between the two sides.Arif was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment, where doctors declared him dead.Following the incident, his father, Yusuf, filed a murder case with Jatrabari Police Station on August 25, 2024, accusing Sheikh Hasina and 232 others.Iqbal Sobhan Choudhury is listed as accused number 53 in the case.