A member of the police's Special Branch has been suspended for beating up a journalist named Raihan Ahmed, who is also a student of Dhaka University.
Harunur Rashid, additional deputy commissioner (Ramna zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, confirmed the matter to the members of Dhaka University Journalists Association (DUJA) at Shahbagh police station on Thursday.
"The Special Branch has confirmed the suspension of the Abdur Rab, who is an assistant sub-inspector (ASI). The incident will now be investigated and the next move will be made after that," he added.
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Raihan Ahmed, a student of public administration and resident of Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall, is the university correspondent of the Daily Sun newspaper.
"I was returning to my dormitory after attending a press conference of Dhaka University Alumni Association at 5:30pm. While I was crossing the road in front of the Central Shaheed Minar, Abdur Rab almost hit me from behind with his bike," he said.
"As I asked for an explanation, he started punching and kicking me, saying that he is a policeman," said Raihan.
"However, I managed to escape with his identity card and the keys. Later, I gave those to the nearby police box of Dhaka Medical College Hospital," he added.
