Staff Reporter:
Police have arrested 11 more people in connection with the attack, vandalism, looting and arson at the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star in the capital’s Karwan Bazar area, raising the total number of arrests to 28.
Of the latest arrestees, nine were arrested on Monday during raids conducted by the Detective Branch police in different areas in the city.
The remaining two were arrested by Tejgaon police during the same period, DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Talebur Rahman said on Tuesday afternoon.
The arrestees area Abdur Rahman, 30; Md Jannatul Naim, 21; Md Faisal, 24; Qari Muaz Bin Abdul Rahman, 33; Jubayer Hossain, 21; Md Almas Ali, 29; Julfikar Ali Sourav, 22; Niaz Mahmud, 28; Mo-hammad Mainul Islam, 22; Md Hashem, 26; and Arafat Yasin, 29.
According to DB sources, a group of miscreants carried out attack on the two newspaper offices on the night of December 18, taking advantage of unrest in Shahbagh and Karwan Bazar areas following the death of Osman Hadi, a spokesperson of Inquilab Mancha.
Two separate cases were filed with Tejgaon Police Station in connection with the incidents.
