A Dhaka court on Saturday ordered to send Md Sharif Mahmud, ex-Public Relation Officer of the home ministry to jail after rejecting his bail petition.

Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Bakar Siddique passed the order today after police produced him before the court, sources said.

Chattogram Metropolitan Police yesterday brought Md. Sharif Mahmud, currently working as deputy regional director of Bangladesh Betar, Chattogram center, into their custody when a group of students identifying themselves as leaders and supporters of Anti-Discrimination Students Movement (ADSM) staged agitation at Betar center at Agrabad demanding his arrest and punishments.

ADMS leaders alleged that Md Sharif Mahmud had been involved in suppressive activities against July-August student–led movement as PRO of the then home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.

Doublemooring thana police said they shown arrested Md Sharif Mahmud under 54 of Penal Code and he has been implicated in a case filed earlier by Anti-Corruption Commission.

“We have informed ACC officials about his arrest and further legal action will be taken against him on the basis of ACC’s decision”, OC of Doublemooring police Rafiq Ahmed told journalists.