Dhaka, March 5 -- A Dhaka court has scrapped the bail of BNP Vice Chairman Hafizuddin Ahmed, who was sentenced to 21 months in prison in a 2011 sabotage case.

Hafiz had returned to Bangladesh from abroad only two days ago.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury made the decision on Tuesday.

Hafiz, who was in a wheelchair, surrendered to the court on Tuesday morning and petitioned for bail through his lawyer Taherul Islam Touhid.

Following the hearing, Hafiz was sent to jail by the judge.

Hafiz returned to Dhaka after two months on Sunday following surgery on his knee in Delhi. He was to appear before the court on that day, but Hafiz was unable to attend the hearing after delays at the airport.

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