A Dhaka court yesterday recorded the confessional statement of an accused in the case filed over attempted murder of Enamul Haq Shamim, a central leader of the ruling Awami League, in the capital last month.
Rana Hawladar, one of the people arrested in the case, gave confessional statement before Metropolitan Magistrate SM Ashiqur Rahman.
He was later sent to jail. Earlier Rana was produced before the court on completion of five-day remand.
Meanwhile, the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Hasibul Haque granted the police five days to interrogate five other accused – Nur-e-Alam Siddique, Nazimul Haque Mithu, Md Monir Hossain, Md Harun and Mehedi Hasan.
Sub-Inspector Matiur Rahman of Dhanmondi police station produced the accused before the court seeking seven days to question them.
Shamim, member of the Awami League’s Central Working Committee, was attacked with guns on June 19 by a group of miscreants in Dhanmondi around 10am.
His uncle Nasir Uddin filed an attempted murder case the following day.