The High Court today wanted to know the progress of investigation into the case filed over Rajshahi's labour leader Nurul Islam and allegation of manipulating its first information report (FIR).

The court asked Deputy Attorney General Arobinda Kumar Roy to get update of the investigation from the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) and inform it on Sunday (June 6).

The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir came up with the order following a writ petition filed by victim Nurul Islam's daughter Nigar Sultana, seeking necessary directives on this issue.

The bench also fixed June 6 for passing further order on the petition.

Lawyer Jyotirmoy Barua appeared for Nigar Sultana during virtual hearing on the petition.

According to the writ petition, Nurul Islam contested the election to Puthia Motor Sramik Union -- for the post of general secretary an election -- held on April 24, 2019.

The following day, the results showed that Abdur Rahman Patal was elected general secretary of the union.

Nurul Islam filed a case with a Rajshahi court on June 9, claiming that he bagged 602 votes against Patal's 520, but the latter was declared elected illegally.

The court on the same day issued an injunction, restricting Patal and three others from taking up the posts.

Nurul went missing around 8:00pm June 10, 2019 and his body was recovered from SS Brick Field the following day.

Nurul's daughter Nigar Sultana filed the murder case on June 11 against eight people, including Patal.

In the FIR of the case, she alleged that the then OC Shakil Uddin Ahamed was involved in manipulating the election results in favour of Patal.

Police later submitted an FIR of the murder case to the trial court in Rajshahi, dropping the names of the eight accused.