Mosharraf Hossain, former minister for Housing and Public Works Ministry, was sent to jail today after being shown arrested in connection with eight separate cases filed in Chattogram.

Judges of three judicial magistrate courts in Chattogram showed Mosharraf arrested in the cases after police filed applications for his arrest, said Inspector Habibur Rahman of Chattogram District Police (Prosecution).

Earlier, the Awami League praesidium member was produced before the courts amid tight security for hearings.

The hearing of five cases took place in the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Mahmudul Haque Sunny, while the hearings of two other cases were conducted in the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Fardin Mustaqim Tasin.

The lawyers for Engineer Mosharraf pleaded for bail in the cases. However, the courts sent the former minister to jail rejecting the bail pleas.

Detectives earlier arrested Mosharraf in Dhaka's Bashundhara Residential Area in connection with a case filed over the death of BNP activist Mokbul on October 28 the last year.