Detective branch of Police have arrested another accused in Fulgazi upazila chairman, also Awami League leader, Ekramul Haque Ekram, murder case on Tuesday night.
The arrestee is Engineer Mohammad Russel, one of the accused in the Ekram murder.
DB OC Rashedul Islam told the Dhaka Tribune: “Detective Branch of Police arrested Russel from Banani Para area of Feni headquarters around 9:15pm.”
“We have arrested Russel acting on an information of other accused, who were taken in police remand,” he said.
On May 20, a group of criminals killed Ekram by shooting and setting fire on his vehicle in front of witnesses at the Academy Road in Feni.
Following the incident, police have arrested 24 people including Jihad Chowdhury, an alleged mastermind and joint secretary of Fulgazi upazila AL unit, and BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar, the alleged financier.
