One more Shibir cadre held at RU
Motihar police yesterday arrested one more Islami Chhatra Shibir cadre in connection with February 9 violence on Rajshahi University (RU) campus.
The arrestee is Abu Saleh Mamun, a master's student of Arabic department and also a resident of Sher-e-Bangla Hall of the university.
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists of the university unit caught Mamun on the premises of Shahidullah Arts Building at around 11.00am and then handed him over to the police.
On information of Mamun's arrival on the campus, a group of BCL men led by Arshad Ali, Imran Ali and Nazmul Hossain went there and caught him.
RU BCL leaders alleged that Mamun took part in February 9 violence that left BCL worker Faruk Hossain dead. Mamun had gone into hiding soon after the incident.
Contacted, RU Proctor Prof Chowdhury Muhammad Zakaria said the Shibir man was arrested for his alleged involvement in February 9 violence.
Abul Khair, officer-in-charge (OC) of Motihar Police Station told this correspondent that they would take steps after interrogating the Shibir man.
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