He was later sent to Gopalganj, where he will face a nine-day remand.

It was the second time Galib appeared before the Gaibandha magistrate court in connection with the bomb cases. At the same time, 15 other militants arrested in the same cases were also produced before court.

Galib's defence laywer, Sirajul Islam Babu, had prayed for bail, but after it was denied the court fixed a bail hearing date on March 20.

Appearing sick and depressed, Galib appealed to the magistrate for three days of rest. The Magistrate denied, however, ordering him to submit a petition through the jailer.

Galib was brought to Gaibandha from the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) in Dhaka on March 19, ending a ten-day police remand as granted by the Gaibandha Magistrate court on March 9.

Sirajul Islam Babu, Galib's lawyer, met briefly with him in the court hazat to discuss the progress of the cases.

Galib was also visited at the court hazat by his son, Ahmed Abdullah Najib.

Shamsul Alam, the former president of Ahle Hadith Jubo Sangha, Rajshahi University said, "He (Galib) is the victim of a conspiracy from his opponents and also incorporated in false cases."

Palashbari Thana police did not submit any remand prayer in the case against Galib on Saturday.

Galib was shifted at 3:10pm from Gaibandha to Gopalganj, where he will now face a nine-day remand as earlier allowed by the Gopalganj police.

He is currently facing ten cases, three in Gopalganj, two in Gaibandha, two in Bogra, one in Sirajganj, and two in Naogaon districts. All the cases are related to the bomb blasts, dacoity and murder, said police.

UNB adds that Galib yesterday sought the court's protection from media harassment, which he alleged is dishing out falsehoods against him.

"Save me from the harassment of the press. They are embarrassing me by publishing false reports and my photograph," Galib, Head of the Arabic Department of Rajshahi University, told the court.

The court issued no response to his allegation against the media.