BNP's Aslam sent to jail on completion of remand

A Dhaka court yesterday sent BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury to jail after completion of his five-day remand in a sedition case filed for allegedly hatching a conspiracy with Israel's Likud Party and its intelligence agency Mossad to oust the Awami League government in Bangladesh.

Metropolitan Magistrate SM Masud Zaman passed the order after Fazlul Haque, investigation officer (IO) of the case and inspector of Detective Branch of police, produced Aslam before the court with a forwarding report.

In the report, the IO claimed that they gleaned some important clues from him about the incident, which were being verified.

So he should be confined to jail until the investigation is completed, mentioned the IO.    

Earlier, he was placed on a 12-day remand in two phases in the case.

Aslam was shown arrested in the case on May 27 after he was sued for the alleged sedition on May 26.

Earlier, on May 15, he was picked up from the capital's Khilkhet over the alleged plot.

Later, he was remanded for seven days showing him arrested under Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

On May 24, Aslam was also shown arrested in two arson cases filed during BNP-led 20-party alliance's anti-government agitation in January last year.

Police later prayed for a 20-day remand. The court fixed June 15 for remand hearing.