Gaan Bangla TV chairman Taposh sent to jail in murder attempt case

A Dhaka court has sent Gaan Bangla television channel chairman Kaushik Hossain Taposh to jail in a case filed over attempt to murder.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman passed the order on Monday.

Earlier in the day, police produced Taposh before the court and pleaded to place him on seven-day remand in the case.

The court set November 6 for holding hearing on the remand plea.

Taposh was arrested from the city’s Uttara area early Monday.

Businessman Ishtiak Mahmud was killed during the anti-discrimination student movement.