TDS Desk:

A court Tuesday on (September 17) granted another two days of police remand to former additional superintendent of police (addl-SP) Abdullahel Kafi of Dhaka district in an attempt to murder case filed with Ashulia police station.

Senior Judicial Magistrate of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Md Julhas Uddin passed the order after the Investigation Officer (IO) of the case Sub-Inspector (SI) Abu Taher Miah pleaded for a further 7-day remand.

The same court earlier placed him on eight days of police remand.

Kafi was arrested by detective police from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on 2 September while he was trying to flee the country.

Earlier on 11 September, one Md Rabiul Sunny filed an attempt to murder case with Ashulia Thana against 30 people including the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

The other prime accused of the case are former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nawfel, former secretary of the University Grants Commission UGC) Dr Ferdaus Zaman, former UGC members Dr Md Alamgir, Dr Biswajit Kumar Chanda and Dr Md Sajjad Hossain.