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Kishoreganj UP chairman held in Dhaka for attack on students
Police
2024-09-15, 11:03pm
Former chairman of Danapatuli Union Parishad of Kishoreganj Sadar, Md Mazharul Islam Masud, held in Dhaka.
Dhaka, Sept 14 --The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a former UP chairman from Dhaka's Fakirapool area on Sunday for his involvement in a violent attack on students and the public during the recent Anti-discrimination Student Movement.
The arrestee is Md Mazharul Islam Masud, former chairman of Danapatuli Union Parishad of Kishoreganj Sadar, said ASP Imran Khan of RAB Headquarters (media wing).
Masud ordered the attack and firing on the students during the anti-discrimination student movement at Kishoreganj Sadar on August 4, added the RAB official. - UNB