RAB arrests July mass uprising triple murder accused
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) today (14 March) arrested Md Hossain, 19, an accused in a case lodged over the killing of three anti-discrimination student movement activists in front of Jatrabari Police Station on 14 July 2024.
"An operation team of the RAB-10 arrested Md Hossain, 19, son of Billal Hossain, from South Keraniganj area around 1.30 am. The arrestee was handed over to the concerned police station," a RAB release said.
As the anti-discrimination student movement activists along with the people from all walks of showing protests around the Jatrabari Police Station on 14 July last, cadres of Awami League (AL), Jubo League and now banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) attacked them with sharp weapons, sticks and iron rods, according to the RAB sources.
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"The attackers hacked three people including Md Saidul Islam Yasin indiscriminately and left them to die in front of the Jatrabari Police station.
People later rushed them to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), where the attending doctors declared them dead," the release added.
Yasin's mother filed the case on 5 September 2024.
