A Dhaka court has sent Tasvir Ul Islam, one of the owners of FR Tower, and SMHI Faruque, the land owner of the building, to jail in a case filed over Mar 28 fire that killed 27 people and injured 70 others.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order scrapping their bail pleas on Monday (Apr 8) after police produced the duo before it.
The court also asked the jail authorities to arrange treatment for the accused as per the jail code.
The investigation officer and inspector of detective branch (DB) of police Jalal Uddin at the time pleaded to keep them behind bars for the sake of investigation.
On Mar 31, the court placed Tasvir Ul Islam and SMHI Faruque on seven-day remand.
Tasvir, a member of BNP’s central committee, and Faruque have been blamed for collusion in causing loss of lives and properties with evil intention, causing loss of lives, severe injuries and damage to properties in fire caused by severe negligence, in the case.
Banani Police Box in-charge sub-inspector Milton Dutta filed the case with Banani Police Station on March 30 against Tasvir and Faruque and Rupayon Group chairman Liyakat Ali Khan Mukul.
The case later transferred to DB for investigation. Tasvir and Faruque too were arrested on the night of Mar 30 from different areas of the capital.