A court here today sent former lawmaker Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman to jail in a case lodged over attempt to murder Hridoy Miah during the anti-discrimination student-led mass upsurge.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah passed the order as police produced the former Habiganj-4 lawmaker before the court after end of his five-day remand in the case and pleaded to keep him behind the bars till the completion of probe.

The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain on October 22 placed Suman on five-day remand in the case. He was arrested from the capital's Mirpur-6 area on the night of October 21.

According to the case documents, Hridoy, who used to work as an assistant chef at a restaurant, joined an anti-discrimination rally in Mirpur-10 area on July 19.

At one point, Awami League cadres attacked the rally, hurling cocktails and firing shots indiscriminately.

Hridoy got shot in the attack. He filed the case with Mirpur Model Police Station on September 23.