A Dhaka court has sent former joint secretary Syed Jaglul Pasha to jail in a case alleging obstruction of former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s attempt to attend a rally and an attempted killing. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Kamal Uddin issued the order on Wednesday afternoon, August 5. The court set Thursday for a hearing on a 10-day remand request filed by the investigating officer, according to prosecution department SI Moktar Hossain.

Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police arrested Pasha at about 1:30am on August 4 from a residence in the Bhatara police station area. Inspector Anwar Hossain of the DB Police Gulshan zonal team later produced him before the court and sought 10 days of remand. The application said questioning Pasha, listed as accused number 17 in the case, would help uncover the facts and arrest other fugitives.

According to the case source, on December 28, 2013, Pasha, 111 named accused and 250 to 300 unidentified people allegedly stayed outside Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence throughout the day with serious weapons. They are accused of assaulting BNP and affiliated organisation activists. The allegations also include placing sand-filled trucks outside the residence to block Zia from attending the rally.