A Chittagong court yesterday rejected the bail petition of detained former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar in connection with the Chittagong arms haul case.
Babar's lawyers moved the petition on Monday terming him critically ill.
The court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shamsul Islam rejected the prayer after hearing both the sides.
Public Prosecutor Kamal Uddin Ahmed, who appeared for the state, said they opposed the bail prayer saying that Babar was directly involved in the incident.
The defendant's lawyer advocate Nazrul Islam argued that the huge consignment could not be recovered if the former state minister had any involvement in the incident.
Nazrul said they would go to the higher courts.
Earlier on October 3 last year, Babar was accused and shown arrested in the sensational 10-truck arms haul case.