Abdul Latif Siddique, the former minister accused of hurting religious sentiments, has been sent to prison.
Published : 25 Nov 2014, 12:54 PM
Magistrate Atikur Rahman of Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court gave the order after the Tangail MP appeared before him on Tuesday afternoon.
He did not plead for bail in the case filed over the comment he made against Hajj during a discussion in New York.
“He was sent to prison since he did not plead for bail,” said BNP-leaning lawyer AM Abed, the plaintiff in the case filed with Ramna Police.
Earlier, the former minister turned himself over to Dhanmondi Police, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Abdul Baten told bdnews24.com
“He came to the police station at around 1:30pm,” he said.