A murder case suspect was shown arrested in the August 21 grenade attack on Thursday and remanded for five days yesterday.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday submitted a petition for showing Akash Sarker (Jiten) of Pachchimpurpara, Munshiganj, arrested in the grenade attack case and seeking a seven-day remand for interrogation.

?\kasb, who has beenlaneuishing in die Dhaka

arrest in a murder case last November, was produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, Dhaka at 3:00pm yesterday.

In the remand prayer, investigation officer (10) claimed Akash and his accomplices hurled grenades on the Awami League rally that left 20 people killed and over 200 injured. He needs to be questioned to find out evidence to the incident and whereabouts of his accomplices, the lOsaid.

The defence lawyers prayed for his bail, arguing that their client was falsely implicated in the case.

Hearing both sides, Metropolitan Magistrate Abdur Rouf Khan rejected the bail petition.

Earlier, nine people — Salbal Saha Partha, Abdur Rahman, Habib alias Hannan, Badsha Miah,T\isher, Zahir, Abdur Rahim, Walin and Ata - were shown arrested in the case filed by the police on August 22.