The High Court on Monday rejected a bail petition of Chittagong arms dealer Mohammad Majedul Haque Helal, an accused in an arms case filed in Narsingdi over the murder of Inqilab Moncho Spokesperson Sharif Osman Bin Hadi in the capital.
The HC bench of Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the order.
Majedul was arrested from Chawkbazar in Chittagong and later gave a confessional statement before a Dhaka court on April 18 last.
According to the investigation, the pistol used in the killing of Hadi, who was shot at Paltan in the capital on December 12 last year, was recovered from Narsingdi.
A case was filed with Narsingdi Police Station under the Arms Act over the incident. Forensic examination confirmed that the cartridges and bullets recovered from the scene were fired from the seized pistol.
Investigators traced the pistol to Majedul's arms dealership in Chittagong. His arms licence had not been renewed after December 31, 2014.