Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Monday placed a young man on a five-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act over his alleged attempt to breach the security cordon of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman during a programme in the capital. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque passed the order after police produced Muhibullah Mubin before her court.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Tejgaon Police Station Sub-Inspector Asadur Rahman, also the investigation officer of the case, sought a seven-day remand for the accused. Police arrested Mubin on Saturday afternoon after he allegedly tried to enter the security cordon on a motorcycle shortly after the Prime Minister entered the venue.
A case was filed with Tejgaon Police Station under the Anti-Terrorism Act in connection with the incident. According to the case statement, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman went to the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh auditorium in Farmgate to attend a discussion, marking the party’s 48th founding anniversary.
The accused allegedly entered the security cordon on a motorcycle with the intention of disrupting the Prime Minister’s security, planning a terrorist attack and foiling the programme, and attempted to carry out the plan with unidentified accomplices, according to the case statement.