A Dhaka court sent six arrested people, including NDB chairman Momen Mehdi and vice chairman Shanta Farzana, to jail in an anti-terrorism case filed at Shahbagh police station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Kamal Uddin issued the order on the afternoon of August 5, according to public prosecutor Omar Faruk Faruki.

The other accused sent to jail are NDB vice chairman Dr Nurjahan Nira, joint secretary general Moniruzzaman, organising secretary Aftab Mondal and Hari Sarkar. Shahbagh police sub-inspector Monirul Islam, the investigating officer, sought their detention in jail. Following a hearing, the court rejected bail petitions for four of the accused.

Bail hearings for Shanta Farzana and Momen Mehdi will take place after a decision by the Dhaka Bar Association, as both have multiple lawyers, the report said. No remand was sought, so they were not produced before the main court bench. The complaint names six people and 50 to 60 unidentified others over allegations of an attack near the Press Club on August 4 that injured several people.