The Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested an individual for his alleged involvement in the murder of Juba Dal leader Golam Kibria, who was shot dead at Pallabi in the capital Dhaka Monday evening.
The DMP reported that 198 murders had taken place in the capital in 10 months (January-October) of the year, averaging nearly 20 killings a month.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, DMP deputy commissioner for media and public relations Muhammad Talebur Rahman shared the development in the Kibria murder case and disclosed the figures on the killings.
鈥極ne suspect has been arrested so far, and efforts are ongoing to arrest the two other accused. Authorities hope that they would uncover key details after apprehending the remaining two suspects,鈥� Talebur said.
The police are currently investigating the case and further details of the聽 incident will be known after the investigation is completed, he said.
鈥楩iling a case by the victim鈥檚 family regarding the incident is under way,鈥� Talebur added.
Leaders and activists of Juba Dal brought out a procession from Kakrail to Paltan on Tuesday afternoon, demanding justice for Kibria and ensuring punishment for the perpetrators. Many of the leaders also went to the victim鈥檚 house to console his family members.
At about 7:00pm on Monday, Golam Kibria was shot to death as three armed men fired seven shots at his head, chest and back at a hardware shop at Pallabi.
Kibria was the member secretary of Pallabi unit of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, the youth front of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, according to local people and the police.
CCTV footage showed that three miscreants wearing masks and helmets entering the shop and shooting Kibria from a close range before fleeing the scene.
Earlier on November 10, listed crime suspect Tarik Saif was shot to death from a close range in front of a hospital at Sutrapur in the capital.
Talebur said, 鈥楢t least 198 murders have taken place in the capital in the past 10 months this year. About 20 murder cases were reported in the city each day on average, with the police solving most of them.鈥�