The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police apprehended Majedul Islam in Sylhet's Shah Kiron area around 4 am on Thursday, said DMP's Deputy Commissioner (Media) Masudur Rahman. Majedul, a second year student of materials and metallurgical engineering in the university, is an activist of the Bangladesh Chhatra League's Sher-e-Bangla Hall unit. The law enforcers have arrested 17 people in connection with the murder of Abrar so far, 13 of whom are accused in the case, according to Masudur. Four others who were not implicated in the case have also been arrested on the basis of the evidence collected by the police. Police have launched an effort to detain six of the 19 people implicated in the case started by Abrar's father who are currently in hiding.

Source: bd News24 October 11, 2019 06:00 UTC