DHAKA, Oct 18, 2024 (BSS) - Police on Thursday night arrested a Tati League leader for his alleged involvement in killing Nadimul after firing gunshots at the student-people movement.

The arrestee was identified as Sutrapur Thana Tati League president Md Abu Sayeed, 59.

Police arrested him from Sutrapur Thana area around 10.15 pm on Thursday, a police press release said.

The detectives have found involvement of Sayeed in the killing of student Nadimul Hasan Elem with support of the information technology, it said.

A murder case was filed with Sutrapur Police Station on September 1 last to this end.
 
In the case statement, it was said that protesters brought out processions supporting the anti-discrimination student movement in front of Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College and Kabi Nazrul Government College under Sutrapur Thana in the capital city on July 19 last.

All of a sudden, leaders and activists of the front and associate bodies of the Awami League attacked the processions and fired indiscriminate gunshots at the protesters.

Shaikh Burhanuddin Post Graduate College student Nadimul Hasan Elem who took part in the procession suffered critical bullet injuries in the attack.

He was rushed to Sir Salimullah Medical College and Hospital where the on-duty physicians pronounced him dead.