A court in Dhaka on Thursday put BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's special assistant Samsur Rahman alias Shimul Biswas on a 5-day fresh remand in a case filed over attacking cops in a prison van in front of High Court area, reports UNB.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Judge Sharafuddin Ansari passed the order after the investigation officer of the case filed a petition seeking a 10-day remand for him.

Earlier on February 9, Shimul was remanded for another five days in another case filed under the Special Powers Act with Shahbagh Police Station. He was arrested on January 30 during demonstrations in the High Court Mazar gate area.