NN Online:
A court on Monday sent Kaushik Hossain Tapas, chairman of Gaan Bangla, to jail in a case lodged over an attempted murder during the quota reform movement on July 18.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman fixed Wednesday for hearing the remand prayer in presence of the accused.
He was produced before court on Monday afternoon with a seven-day remand prayer. Since the investigation officer was not present before court, the magistrate set Wednesday for the hearing.
Earlier on Sunday, police arrested Tapas from Uttara.
On July 18, a businessman named Ishtiaq Mahmud and others took part in the quota reform movement 18 in front of Azampur Nawab Habibullah High School under Uttara Purba Thana No 4 where he was shot in the stomach. Later he took treatment at Evercare Hospital.
Kaushik Hossain Tapas is accused number 9 in this case.
On September 29, Ishtiaq Mahmud filed a case of attempt to murder at Uttara Purba police station against 126 people including Kaushik Hossain Tapas and former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun.
