The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the authorities concerned to interrogate with caution detained former BNP state minister Amanullah Aman at the jail gate in a case against him.
An HC bench of Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice Md Rais Uddin also asked the authorities not to torture Aman during the interrogation.
The Detective Branch of Police arrested Aman at Zia International Airport on September 29 in connection with an attempt-to-murder case filed by a party colleague.
The court came up with the order upon a petition filed by Zahidul Haque, a cousin of Aman.
The petitioner prayed to the court for a direction on the authorities not to torture Aman during the interrogation, as the police filed a petition with the lower court for permission to take Aman on remand.
Hearing of the petition for the remand will be held today, he said.
Osman Gani, a BNP leader and businessman from Aman's constituency Keraniganj, filed the case with the Mohammadpur Police Station on May 31.
The case statement says he came under a gun attack on Salimullah Road in Mohammadpur on May 29.
Advocate AJ Mohammad Ali appeared for the petitioner while Deputy Attorney General KM Zahid Sarwar Kajal stood for the government.