Jaglul Pasha put on 7-day remand over attempt on Khaleda Zia’s life

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A Dhaka court on Thursday approved a seven-day remand for former joint secretary Syed Jaglul Pasha in a case filed over allegations of attempting to murder former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia with “deadly pepper spray,” and obstructing her movement with trucks positioned next to her residence.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Didarul Alam passed the order after police produced him before the court, said public prosecutor Omar Faruk Faruqui.

Earlier on Wednesday, Gulshan Zonal Team Police Inspector Md Anwar Hossain produced the accused before the court with a 10-day remand petition. The court later sent the accused to jail and set Thursday for hearing on the remnad plea.

According to the case documents, the accused allegedly gathered outside Begum Khaleda Zia’s residence in Gulshan on 28 December 2013 while carrying deadly weapons.

They also allegedly assaulted leaders and activists of the BNP and its affiliated organisations and carried out sabotage activities by blocking the road to prevent the public from moving freely and to stop Khaleda Zia from attending a scheduled rally, thereby obstructing democratic rights.

The complaint alleges that the accused created panic by blocking the road with sand-laden trucks and other vehicles when Khaleda Zia prepared to leave for the rally with her entourage at around 9:00 am on 29 December 2013.

The case further alleges that the accused used prohibited deadly pepper spray with the intention of killing her, during which the former prime minister and several accompanying leaders and activists were allegedly injured.

Shariful Islam Shawon, a former leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, filed the case against 11 named accused and 250–300 unidentified accused in October 2024 with Gulshan Police Station.