Journalists Mozammel Babu, Shyamal Dutta and the Ghatak-Dalal Nirmul Committee chairman Shahriar Kabir were placed on a seven-day remand each by Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) court on Tuesday in two cases.
While former railways minister advocate Md Nurul Islam Sujon was sent to jail by the CMM court in a case filed over the death of a student, Imran Hossain, in Jatrabari area in the capital on August 5.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sanaullah passed the order after police produced them before the court with a ten-day remand prayer each.
Former cultural minister popularly known as Baker Bhai, Asaduzzaman Noor, and former state minister for civil aviation and tourism Md Mahbub Ali were sent to jail by the CMM court on Monday a case filed over the death of hotel staff Siam Sarder, 17, in Dhaka's Mirpur area during quota reform movement on July 18.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mosharraf Hossain passed the order after police produced them before the court, with a prayer to keep them in jail until the investigation was completed.
Bhorer Kagoj editor Shyamal Dutta was produced before the court seeking a 10-day remand plea in a murder case filed with the Bhashantek police station.
Editor-in-chief of Ekattor TV Mozammel Babu and writer Shahriar Kabir were also produced before the court seeking a 10-day remand each in a murder case filed with the Ramna police station.
The defence lawyers prayed to the court to cancel the remand prayer. After hearing the both the sides, the court granted a 7-day remand for each of them.
Locals detained Mozammel Babu and Shyamal Dutta while they were entering India illegally through Dhobaura border area under Mymensingh district.
Police arrested Shahriar Kabir from Banani's residence in the capital at midnight on Monday.
Former railways minister Nurul Islam Sujon was arrested on Monday night from Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in Dhaka's Shyamoli.
A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Asaduzzaman Noor, a prominent theatre activist, from Bailey Road and Mahbub Ali from Segunbagicha in Dhaka on Sunday night.