A court here today sent to jail Gaan Bangla television channel chairman Kaushik Hossain Taposh in a case lodged over attempt to murder businessman Ishtiak Mahmud during the anti-discrimination student movement.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman passed the order as police produced Taposh before the court and pleaded to place him on seven-day remand in the case.
The court, however, sent the accused to jail, setting November 6 for holding hearing on the remand plea.
The court passed the order as the investigation officer of the case was absent during today's hearing.
Taposh was arrested from Uttara area early today.
According to the case documents, Ishtiak Mahmud along with others joined a rally of the anti-discrimination student movement on July 18. As the rally reached Azampur Nawab Habibullah High School in Uttara Sector-4, Awami League goons pounced on them, firing indiscriminately at the protesters.
One bullet hit Ishtiak in the abdomen, and he was rushed to Evercare Hospital, where he underwent treatment for his injuries.
Ishtiak Mahmud on September 29 filed a case with Uttara East Police Station against 126 including former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun.
