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The police arrested Bangabandhu Matsyajibi Parishad central executive body president Nasir Uddin Ahmed Ferdous in the capital’s Dhanmondi area, while three people, including two Awami League leaders, and a journalist were arrested in different areas in Feni between Thursday night and Friday morning.

The police arrested Nasir Uddin Thursday night in a case filed over an attack on students and people during the July-August mass uprising, said Khilgaon police officer-in-charge Mohammad Daud Hossain.


‘We have produced him before a Dhaka court on Friday and the court sent him to jail. Nasir is also accused in two murder cases filed with the Mirpur police station. He will be shown arrested in those murder cases as well,’ the OC told ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ·.

According to the case statement, on July 19, a peaceful procession was brought out in the Meradia Bazar area by the Student Movement Against Discrimination and people.

On October 17, victim’s father Md Bakar filed the case with the Khilgaon police station.

Police arrested two local AL leaders and a journalist in different areas in Feni between Thursday night and Friday morning, ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· correspondent in Feni reported quoting Feni Model Police Station officer-in-charge Marma Sinha Tripura.

The OC also said that they were sent to jail after producing them before a court on Friday afternoon.

The arrested are AL Feni Sadar upazila’s Chhanua union unit vice-president Tajul Islam, 61, Bangladesh Awami Swechchhasebak League Daganbhuiyan upazila unit vice-president Tapan Chandra Das, 38, and Bangla daily Desh Rupantor Sonagazi upazila correspondent Abdul Hossain Ripon, 40.