The investigation officer (IO) of the August 17 bomb blast case told the court Abdur Rahman and Bangla Bhai gave important information about the countrywide blasts last year.

In the forwarding report submitted before the court, the IO Inspector Hassan Ali of Detective Branch (DB) of police said he gathered vital clues from the two about the serial bomb blasts on August 17 during the remand period.

On completion of their 10-day remand in connection with a case filed after the explosion at Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue near Sonargaon Hotel, the IO produced Rahman and Bangla Bhai before the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mizanur Rahman at 3:30pm.

In the forwarding report, Hassan said the JMB men were directly involved in the August 17 bomb blasts and the information they gave during the remand period are being verified. So, they need to be kept in jail custody until the investigation completes, the IO added.

When the magistrate asked the two whether they would want to appoint any lawyers or submit any bail petition as the IO did not pray for remand, Rahman and Bangla Bhai told the court they would not submit any bail petition to the 'worldly court'. The magistrate ordered them to be sent to Dhaka Central Jail.