A local court today denied bail to former ruling party leader Nurul Azim Rony in a case over extorting and assaulting the principal of Chittagong Science College.

Chittagong Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Osman Gani sent the former Bangladesh Chhatra League leader to jail after Rony surrendered and pleaded bail, our local staff correspondent reports quoting assistant commissioner of Chittagong Metrpolitan Police, Kazi Shahabuddin.

The principal of Chittagong Science College on April 4 filed a case against Nurul Azim Rony, general secretary of Chattogram City Unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) citing an incident of assault on March 31.