A third RU student arrested
Detective Branch of police on Saturday arrested another Rajshahi University student in the city's Kadirganj area in connection with the murder of Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddique and made the arrest public yesterday.
Mumtaserul Alam Mehedi alias Anindo, 26,-- is an honours final year student of RU English department, said Iftekhair Alam, assistant commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police. He is the son of Rajshahi city BNP leader Shafiul Alam Latku and nephew of city Awami League leader Mahfuzul Alam, police told this correspondent earlier.
"His name surfaced in police probe… Our investigation is still going on," added Iftekhair.
Earlier, police arrested seven persons including JMB operative Maskawat Hasan alias Sakib alias Abdullah and two other RU students. The English professor was hacked to death in Rajshahi city on April 23.
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