Awami Olama League president was target for murder
Detectives claim held 'attacker' told them five made the attack; suspect taken on 4-day remand
Five persons had attacked the president of a faction of Awami Olama League at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque's south gate on Friday intending to kill him, said detectives yesterday quoting a person arrested on the spot as saying.
Meanwhile, a Dhaka court allowed Mujahid, 21, to be taken on a four-day remand.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. He is a student of a Hazaribagh madrasa and a member of banned Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch Deputy Commissioner (East) Mahbub Alam told The Daily Star.
The faction's general secretary, Delwar Hossain, filed a case with Paltan Police Station on Friday night accusing Mujahid and five to six unnamed persons.
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