DHAKA, Nov 02, 2024 (BSS) - A court here today rejected the bail petition of former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder in a case filed with Mohammadpur police station over an  alleged attempt to murder a businessman.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jakir Hossain today passed the order when he was produced before the court by the investigation officer (IO) of the case Md Jahangir Alam.

At the same time, the court also ordered the authorities concerned to provide necessary treatment to him as per the prison rules.

Along with the ex-food minister, a total of 184 people, including former transport and bridge minister and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, were made accused in the case file on charge of trying to kill businessman Imrul Kayes Faisal, 29, during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement at Mohamamdpur Beribadh area on July 29.

After taking treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), Faisal filed a case against them with Mohammadpur police station on September 26.

Earlier, Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested him from city’s Bashundhara residential area at around 8:30 pm on October 3.

He had been put on a seven-day remand and after remand, he was sent to prison on October 10.

Later, he was produced before the court on October 30 while he was detained in jail. After that, the court granted his three-day remand in this case with Mohammadpur police station.

He was produced before the court today again in connection with the case.