Man lands in jail for damaging Bangabandhu mural

A man was sent to jail yesterday, a day after his detention, for his alleged involvement in partially damaging a mural of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Thakurgaon's Pirganj upazila on Friday.

Police detained Noor Alam, 55, of Raghunathpur village, on Friday afternoon.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ramesh Kumar Daga sent Noor to jail, rejecting his bail prayer around 3:00pm.

OC of Pirganj Police Station Pradip Kumar Roy filed a case against Noor on Friday night.

The accused damaged the right side of the mural at Purba Chourasta area with a brick.