Three leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam were placed on remand for different terms in two cases filed with Paltan Police Station over last month's violence in Dhaka.

Mufti Habibullah Mahmud Quasemi, an executive member of now defunct Hefajat's central committee; and Mufti Faisal Mahmud Habibi, former joint secretary general of Hefajat's Dhaka city unit, were placed on three-day remand each in the case.

Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jashim passed the order after Md Kamrul Hasan Talukder, an inspector of Detective Branch of Police and also the investigation officer of the case, produced the duo before his court with a 10-day remand for each in the case.

In the remand prayer, the IO said the two leaders were involved with the recent violence in Dhaka but they refused to disclose names and addresses of other leaders responsible for the offences. So, they need to be remanded to gather information about others, the IO added.

On the other hand, defence for the accused, submitted a petition seeking bail along with cancellation of the remand prayer, saying that their clients were not present at the place of occurrence during the mayhem.

Upon hearing both the sides, the magistrate dismissed the defence pleas and placed them on remand in the case.

Khondakar Arifuzzaman, deputy office secretary of Dhaka South Jubo League, filed the case against Hefajat leader Mamunul Haque and 16 others with Paltan Police Station on April 6 this year on charges of torching vehicles, vandalising shops and looting valuables at the Baitul Mukarram area on March 26 this year.

Quasemi was arrested from Vatara area in the capital yesterday while Habibi was arrested from Demra area the same day.

Quasemi was one of the key organisers of "Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh", a platform of Hefajat speakers which controls Waz Mahfils across the country, a DB officer said.

Meantime, the same court placed Khaled Saifullah Ayubi, former joint secretary general of Hefajat, on a five-day remand after Md Jahidul Islam, a sub-inspector of Paltan Police Station and also the investigation officer of another case filed over the violence on the premises of Baitul Mukarram Mosque on March 26, produced him before the court with a seven-day remand prayer.

Khaled was produced before the court on completion of his five-day remand in another case filed over the violence on March 26, protesting the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He was also shown arrested in two other cases filed with Paltan Police Station over the 2013 mayhem in Dhaka.

Khaled was arrested from Manikganj on April 22.