Police yesterday sought to take the daily Amar Desh's four journalists and an employee on one days' remand in a case filed for assaulting and obstructing police from taking the daily's acting editor, Mahmudur Rahman, into custody two years ago.
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court of Dhaka may hear the remand prayer today, said Mahmudur at a press conference in the daily's office in the capital yesterday.
Police did not appeal to take Mahmudur on remand.
The five got bail from the High Court and later from the CMM Court over the case police filed on June 2, 2010 against some 400 journalists and employees, mentioning six staff by name, said Mahmudur.
Mahmudur protested the remand appeal, saying that it aimed at suppressing the press and closing Amar Desh again.
He said police prayed for the bails to be cancelled and take the five on remand to glean information about their correct and full names and addresses for the sake of proper investigation of the case.
Those sought on remand are Amar Desh Executive Editor and Jatiya Press Club General Secretary Syed Abdal Ahmad, the daily's News Editor Jahed Chowdhury, Chief Assistant Editor Sanjeeb Chowdhury, Senior Staff Reporter Alauddin Arif and Office Assistant Saiful Islam.