Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed Habibulah Bahar Azad, owner of a suspected militant den in capital Dhaka's Mirpur Mazar Road area, on a 3-day police custody for interrogation in an explosive case.

Dhaka third Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lutfur Rahman Sishir passed the order when sub-inspector of RAB-4 Amirul Islam, also the investigation officer of the case, produced him before the court with a 10-day quizzing prayer.

Earlier, in the day, the court also shown Habibulah arrested in the case.

On September 6, the elite force recovered the skulls of seven people, including of two women and two children, from a suspected hideout of militants at Mirpur Mazar Road after a drive.

An unnatural death case was filed in the connection.

They also recovered and huge quantity of Improvise Explosive Device (IED) after searching the building on the following day.

Besides, the elite force arrested owner of the 6-storey building Habibullah Bahar Azad and security guard Serajul Islam at night in connection with the incident.