DHAKA, Nov 10, 2024 (BSS) - Police early today arrested two Awami League (AL) 
and a Jubo League (JL) leaders from the city's Abdullahpur area over killing 
Amir Hossain during the student movement.

The arrested were Ahmed Ali, 50, former forest and environment secretary of 
Turag Thana AL, Subhas Chandra, 50, vice-president of 5 no unit of Uttara 
Model Town, and Jubo League leader Shafiqul alias Sharif alias Shawon, 36.

Deputy Commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB) of police Muhammad Talebur 
Rahman confirmed the arrest, saying that they rounded up the trio from 
Abdullahpur area under Uttara Pashchim Police Station around 4.30am.

The trio was arrested in connection with the murder case filed with Uttara 
Pashchim Thana on November 2 last.

According to the case statement, it was alleged that Amir sustained critical 
bullet wounds as the leaders and activists of Awami League and its front 
organisations opened indiscriminate firings at the demonstration that he took 
part at Jasim Uddin Road under Uttara Pashchim Thana on August 5 last. 
 
He was taken to the local Medical College for Women and Hospital (MCW&H) 
where the attending doctors pronounced him dead.