Barrister Sumon sent to jail

A court on Sunday sent former member of parliament of Habiganj-4 constituency  Barrister Sayedul Haque Sumon to jail in a case lodged over an attempt to murder Hridoy Miah during the anti-discrimination student-led mass upsurge.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah's court gave the order to send Barrister Sumon to jail after rejecting his bail plea after 5-days of remand. 

Sumon was arrested from the capital's Mirpur-6 area on Monday (21 October) night.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain placed him on a 5-day remand on the next day. 

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.