Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) second-in-command Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai was placed on a 10-day remand yesterday in an arms case. The Detective Branch (DB) of police, accompanied by the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members, produced Bangla Bhai before the No 2 Cognisance Court here at around 11:45am. He was wearing a helmet and bullet-proof vest.After the hearing, First Class Magistrate Smiriti Rani Karmakar granted the remand sought by DB Sub-inspector Mainul Islam for interrogating the militant kingpin. This is for the third time Bangla Bhai was placed on remand. He was remanded for 20 days earlier, 10 days each in Rab assault case and explosives case.
Other accused in the arms case are his wife Fahima Khatun, bodyguard Masud and his host Chan Miah. SI Nazrul Islam of Rab filed all three cases with the Muktagachha Police Station after the arrest of Bangla Bhai at Rampur village under the upazila on March 6. Bangla Bhai looked fresh and was smiling at the court and he exchanged salams with the waiting journalists and members of law enforcement agencies.