BJP's Andaleeve Partho remanded for 5 days

Andaleeve Rahman Partho, the chairman of Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) and a former member of parliament, has been remanded for five days in a case filed over the attack on the Setu Bhaban in the capital's Banani area.

Police produced Partho before the court on Thursday and sought a 10-day remand to interrogate him. However, the court granted a five-day remand after hearing both sides of the argument.

Partho's lawyers had submitted a bail petition, which was turned down by the court.

Earlier on Wednesday night, the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested him from Baridhara in the capital.

On Wednesday, another Dhaka court placed seven BNP leaders, including Saiful Alam Nirob, on a five-day remand in the same case.

On July 18, nearly 250-300 unidentified people stormed into the Setu Bhaban premises, vandalised many vehicles, and motorbikes, ransacked different sheds and rooms and later set those on fire.