1 held over death of man in ‘drunken scuffle’
A businessman was killed during a scuffle with his friend at the bar of a hotel in the capital's Banani area on March 11, police said yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Shehzad Khan, 45, an export-import businessman.
The incident came in light after Detective Branch of police arrested the accused -- Babu Hawlader (37) from North Badda in the capital early yesterday.
Babu works at a sub-registrar's office in the capital.
"Shehaz and Babu drank alcohol at the bar of Hotel Sweet Dream on that night. When their bill came to Tk 8,000, an altercation ensued as Babu told Shehzad to share the tab," said Md Golam Saklain, additional deputy commissioner of the Detective Branch (north) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
During a scuffle at the ground floor of the hotel, some staffers mediated the situation.
However, they again engaged in altercation after going out of the hotel around 2am, he said.
"They punched and beat each other. At one point, Shehzad fell down on the street and Babu fled," the DB official added.
Later, some pedestrians took Shehzad to Uttara Crescent Hospital in a CNG-run auto-rickshaw where doctors declared him dead.
Shehzad's brother Kamal Hossain filed a murder case with Banani Police Station on March 11. Later, DB took charge of the investigation.
Morgue sources at Dhaka Medical College said Shehzad's body bore some injury marks. They also collected tissue samples for further assessment.
A Dhaka court granted two-day remand for Babu yesterday, after police produced him before it and sought seven-day remand.
The Daily Star called a cellphone number from the hotel's website, and a staffer named Hasan answered.
He said police have been investigating the incident. They collected CCTV footage and interrogated some of their staff.
"You will get more information from police," the hotel employee said, refusing to share details of the incident.
Hailing from Bajitpur of Kishoreganj, Shehzad has an export-import company named BK Trade International, said one of his relatives.
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