Barrister Sumon on 5-day remand

A court has placed former lawmaker Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon on a five-day remand in a case lodged over an attempt to murder Hridoy Miah during the anti-discrimination student-led mass upsurge.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain passed the order on Tuesday as police produced Sumon before the court and pleaded to place him on a 10-day remand in the case.

Sumon was arrested from the capital's Mirpur-6 area on Monday night.

According to the case documents, Hridoy, who used to work as an assistant chef at a restaurant, joined an anti-discrimination rally in the Mirpur-10 area on July 19. At one point, Awami League cadres attacked the rally, hurling cocktails and firing shots indiscriminately. Hridoy got shot in the attack. He filed the case with Mirpur Model Police Station on September 23.