Justice Manik sent to Jail

A court in Sylhet has sent former Supreme Court justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik to jail.

Judge Alamgir Hossain of the Sylhet Judicial Magistrate Court-1 gave the order on Saturday after police produced Manik in court under Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Witnesses reported that a crowd hurled eggs and shoes at the former justice as he was being taken to court, with some individuals attempting to physically assault him. However, the police ensured his safety by escorting him under heavy security.

Manik was detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh on Friday night while allegedly attempting to cross into India through the Dana border in Kanaighat Upazila of Sylhet. He was handed over to Kanaighat police station early Saturday.