Habiganj, Feb. 11 -- A Habiganj court has sent former Awami League MP Advocate Majid Khan to jail in a murder case.

Judge of Habiganj Chief Senior Judicial Magistrate Abdul Ali passed the order after police produced him before the court, said Baniachong police station's Officer-in-Charge Golam Mostafa.

Earlier on Monday, police arrested Majid, ex-MP from Habiganj-2 constituency (Baniachong- Ajmiriganj), from Farmgate area of Dhaka and handed over to the Baniachong police station.

Police said the former MP is the second accused in a case over the killing of nine people during the anti-government movement on August 5 last year.

Moreover, Majid was an accused in another case over the murder of Ripon Shil who was killed during the movemen...