Former energy adviser's personal officer (PO) Md. Monowar Hossain. File Photo

DHAKA, March 5, 2025 (BSS) - Police arrested former energy adviser's personal officer (PO) Md. Monowar Hossain, 50, in an attempt to murder case on an incident during anti-discrimination student movement.

A team of Adabor Police Station of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) conducted a special raid in Dhamrai area of ??Dhaka district at about 04:30 pm on Tuesday and rounded up Monowar, who was PO of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Ilahi Chowdhury in 2009-10, a DMP media release today.
 
It said an assistant-secretary of the central sub-committee of the Awami League, Monowar was a candidate in the Dhamrai constituency in the last parliamentary elections. 

Police said arrestee Monowar Hossain is an accused in a case filed with Adabor Police Station for attempt to kill Md. Monir Hossain during the anti-discrimination student movement. Monir Hossain filed the case as the plaintiff on September 21 last year.

Adabor Police detected the location of Monowar Hossain with the help of information technology. 

Legal process is underway against the arrestee.