Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, former information adviser to then prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former chairman of television channel DBC, has been arrested in connection with a murder case filed with Jatrabari police station over the anti-discrimination movement.
Md Shafiqul Islam, additional commissioner (Detective Branch) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), confirmed the arrest Wednesday night.
He said the case was filed on August 26, 2024.
Meanwhile, DBC News journalist Rajib Ghosh was released around midnight after prolonged questioning. He was handed over to his family at around 2am after signing a personal bond.
Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, Detective Branch (DB) officials took Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury and Rajib Ghosh into custody from the DBC News office in Mohakhali, Dhaka, and questioned them at the DB office.
Md Aktar Hossain, deputy commissioner of the DMP's Media and Public Relations Division, earlier said an “unwanted situation” had arisen at the DBC office over the broadcast of a news report.
He said the DB went to the office after receiving information about the incident, following which the two men were taken to the DB office.
