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A Dhaka court sent them to prison the same day.

Latif Siddique, Hafizur, Panna, Mostafa, Zakir Hossain, Tawsiful Bari Khan, Amir Hossain Sumon, Shafiqul Islam Delwar, and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) leader Abdullahil Kayum were denied bail by separate Dhaka courts between August 31 and September 4.

The case statement said Latif Siddique conspired to destabilise the country to overthrow the interim government.

For his speech, people present there surrounded Latif Siddique and others and chanted slogans calling them “Awami fascists”, the case statement said. The case also accuses 70 to 80 unidentified individuals.