‘Killer’ of madrasah boy held

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested the alleged killer of 12-year-old madrasah student Mohammad Zidan from Sadarghat area in the city on Wednesday, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Md Abu Bakar, 16. The throat-slit body of Zidan, son of Hafiz Uddin, was recovered from the septic tank of Madinatul Madrasah near Ahad Police Box of Gulistan in the early hours of Monday.

Zidan's father filed a case with Paltan Police Station accusing Abu Bakar, another student of the educational institution, on the day over the killing.  The elite force started investigation into the murder alongside local thana police.

Based on secret information, a team of RAB-3 conducted a drive at Sadarghat today and arrested Abu Bakar around 9am.

Briefing reporters at the RAB's Karwan Bazar Media Centre in the afternoon, Commanding Officer (CO) of Rab-3 Imranul Hassan said during preliminary interrogation, the arrestee confessed to his involvement in the killing.

Killer of madrasah boy held

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested the alleged killer of 12-year-old madrasah student Mohammad Zidan from Sadarghat area in the city on Wednesday, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Md Abu Bakar, 16. The throat-slit body of Zidan, son of Hafiz Uddin, was recovered from the septic tank of Madinatul Madrasah near Ahad Police Box of Gulistan in the early hours of Monday. Zidans father filed a case with Paltan Police Station accusing Abu Bakar, another student of the educational institution, on the day over the killing. The elite force started investigation into the murder alongside local thana police. Based on secret information, a team of RAB-3 conducted a drive at Sadarghat today and arrested Abu Bakar around 9am. Briefing reporters at the RABs Karwan Bazar Media Centre in the afternoon, Commanding Officer (CO) of Rab-3 Imranul Hassan said during preliminary interrogation, the arrestee confessed to his involvement in the killing.