Police yesterday arrested a person for his alleged involvement in the fatal attack on journalist Abu Sayem in Jibonnagar of Chuadanga.
Rajib Rahman, 26, was arrested from Jibonnagar bus stand area in the morning, while he is now being interrogated under custody.
Sayem, 35, the daily Samakal correspondent in Jibonnagar, was attacked on Tuesday at his house in Peyaratola. His father Abul Khayer Bachchu Molla was also injured, Jibonnagar police OC Humayun Kabir said.
The injured journalist was brought to Dhaka where he died later on Tuesday afternoon while undergoing treatment.