Ex-mayor Atiqul shown arrested in another case

Former Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam has been placed under arrested in another case, this time over the killing of trader Tajul Islam during the July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Alam issued the order after a hearing on Monday, said Sub-Inspector Atiqur Rahman of the Prosecution Department.
The investigation officer, Inspector Nazrul Islam from Uttara West Police Station, had filed an application on October 19 to record Atiqul Islam as arrested in the case. The court had fixed Monday for the hearing in the presence of the accused.
Accordingly, Atiqul was produced before the court around 9:00 am. He was taken to the courtroom 15 minutes later, and after a hearing, the court ordered his arrest in the case.
While standing in the dock, Atiqul was seen speaking with his lawyer, Morshed Hossain Shaheen.
After the hearing, Shaheen told reporters: "Former mayor Atiq spoke to me and said he is being falsely implicated in one case after another for political reasons. He is also being taken on remand and subjected to cruel treatment while in jail.