One held for torching school

Police in Gaibandha yesterday detained a suspect in connection with a case filed over torching a high school in a remote char of Kunderpara in Sadar upazila early Friday.

The detainee is Ranju Mia, 30, son of Mujibur Rahman of Char Pardiyera in Sadar upazila.

The case was filed by the headmaster of Gono Unnayan Academy High School.

Mehdi Hasan, officer-in-charge of Gaibandha Sadar Police Station, said the detainee was being quizzed.