DNA profiles found in Avijit murder evidence

Police have received results of DNA tests conducted in a US lab on 13 pieces of evidence collected from the spot writer-blogger Avijit Roy was hacked to death near Dhaka University's Teacher-Student Centre.

“We have received (DNA) profiles…through an email several days ago,” a Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) official preferring anonymity said without elaborating.

During the February 26, 2015 attack, the two indentified militants also badly injured Avijit's wife Rafida Ahmed Bonya. The evidence collected includes two machetes, a bag and blood. 

A four-member Federal Bureau of Investigation team then visited the crime scene.

DMP's detective branch, investigating the case, provided the evidences on March 10 and sent DNA samples of eight suspects arrested in the case at different times.

Following arrests in the case, police will now compare the DNA profiles with those found in the evidence.

DMP on Sunday released seven video clips where six alleged attackers were seen following Avijit.