Grenade attack arrestee remanded

An arrestee in the August 21 grenade attacks case was remanded for two more days yesterday.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday presented Pichchi Monir before the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate on completion of his five-day remand.

The investigation officer (IO) in a fresh remand prayer told the court that Monir needs to be questioned further. The arrestee gave important information about the incident during the immediate past remand, he explained.

After the hearing, Metropolitan Magistrate Rafiqul Islam granted remand for two days.

Monir, a resident of Malibagh Chowdhuripara in the capital, was shown arrested in the case on December 13 and remanded on December 15.

Ten people have so far been shown arrested in the case filed by police on August 22. They are Saibal Saha Partha, Abdur Rahman, Habib alias Hannan, Badsha Miah, Tusher, Zahir, Abdur Rahim, Walin, Ata and Monir.