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| Father, son arrested over RU teacher murder |
| 2016-04-30 |
[Dhaka Tribune] A retired school teacher and his teenage son were tossed in the calabooseYouse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! yesterday in connection with the killing of Rajshahi University’s Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddique, police said. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shamsuddin disclosed the development at a media conference. Abdul Hakim, 63, who taught at Bagmara Pilot High School, and his son, Bagmara College first year student Ariful Islam, were picked up from their house at Sreepur, family members said. Hakim’s younger brother Ishaq Ali said a group of men, identifying as law enforcers, barged into their house and arrested his brother and nephew in the morning. They also confiscated mobile phones of other members of the family. Hakim’s son Shariful Islam, 25, is a student at RU English department. Police Commissioner Shamsuddin said there was no major breakthrough in the case. He requested witnesses to contact police and promised to ensure their safety. English department teacher Prof Siddique was murdered last week near his house. He is the fourth RU teacher to be hacked to death since 2004. |
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