Dhaka, Sept. 8 -- A Dhaka court on Monday sent former senior secretary Abu Alam Md Shahid Khan to jail in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Shahbagh Police Station.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saifuzzaman issued the order after hearing a petition submitted by Sub-Inspector Toufiq Hasan, the investigation officer of the case.

Shahid was arrested earlier in the day by detectives during a drive at Borak Tower in the Eskaton area of the capital.

According to the case statement, a platform named "Mancha 71" was launched on August 5 with the stated objective of resisting any attempt to erase or distort the history of Bangladesh's Liberation War. As part of its activities, the group organised a roundtable discu...