An operative of banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has told a Sunamganj court that he would have been very happy if he had killed Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Suranjit Sengupta. At the court of First Class Magistrate Hazera Khatun on Friday, Naim alias Hafiz admitted responsibility for the bomb blast at a public rally of Suranjit five years ago. He said that the AL leader was their target and he was sorry that he could not kill him. The blast on July 21,2001 left one killed and 50 others injured. Naim alias Hafiz was produced before the court amid tight security. Investigation Officer Sri Ram Dutta of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) prayed for the detainee to be placed on a 10 days' remand but the court granted for eight days. During the hearing, Naim said he and some other JMB cadres had been assigned to kill Suranjit three months before the blast. He said he has no regrets for those who were killed or injured during the incident.
Immediately after the remand hearing, Naim was brought to the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) in Dhaka. He was arrested at Syedpur village under Jagannathpur upazila on September 3.