A Dhaka court on Tuesday (October 22) placed Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon, a former independent lawmaker, on a five-day remand in a case filed over shooting a Jubo Dal leader, Ridoy Mia, in Dhaka's Mirpur area during the quota reform protests.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jakir Hossain passed the order.

Earlier, the police sought a 10-day remand for Barrister Suman, in an attempt to murder case.

Mirpur model police station Sub-Inspector (SI) Abdul Halim, also the investigating officer of the case, filed a petition in this regard on Tuesday.

On September 23, Ridoy Mia, a Jubo Dal leader, lodged the case with the police station against 50 people, including Sumon and some top Awami League leaders, for shooting and injuring him in the city's Mirpur area on 19 July during the quota reform protests.

Ridoy is a senior vice-president of 10 Hatiain union unit of Jubo Dal in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj.

Former MP Suman was apprehended by the police from his sister’s house at Mirpur-6 in Dhaka around 1:30am on Tuesday.

Before his arrest, he wrote on his verified Facebook account, “I am going with the police. See you in court. Pray for me, everyone.”

In a video message, posted on his Facebook page, the ex-MP also claimed that he was in Dhaka and did not go anywhere after 5 August. For security reasons, he remained out of public sight.

Suman was elected a lawmaker as an independent candidate from Habiganj-4 in the general election on January 7.

BDST: 1343 HRS, OCT 22, 2024
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