The former mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam has been sent to jail after being shown arrested in three separate murder cases filed with Mohammadpur Police Station.
The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ali Hayder passed the order on Thursday morning.
Earlier, the investigating officers of the three cases submitted petitions to show his arrest, while defence lawyers applied for bail, which was opposed by the prosecution.
After hearing both sides, the court ordered his jail.
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