Another accused arrested

Police have arrested a BNP activist accused in the Narsingdi municipal mayor Lokman Hossain killing case from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital.
Tareque Ahmed, member of BNP's Narsingdi district committee, was arrested on Sunday night on his arrival from Saudi Arabia after performing hajj.
A Narsingdi court placed him on a five-day remand yesterday after detectives produced him before the court seeking 10 days' remand.
Talking to The Daily Star on the court premises, Tareque, however, denied being involved in the killing and said the inclusion of his name in the case was for "political harassment".
He went to Saudi Arabia on October 30, two days before the killing, and returned home after his visa expired, police said.
Masked criminals shot dead Lokman, also the general secretary of Narsingdi town Awami League, on the night of November 1 in the district AL office on Sadar Road.
Lokman's brother Kamruzzaman filed a case accusing 14 people. According to the FIR, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju's brother Salauddin Ahmed is the prime accused.
Police have so far arrested 13 people in this connection. Of them, nine gave confessional statements before court.
Minister's brother Salauddin is yet to be arrested.
Tareque, the number eight accused, was defeated by Lokman in last year's mayoral race.
Court sub-inspector Anwar Hossain said Tareque was involved in the planning of the murder and left the country just two days before the killing to mislead the law enforcers.
Meanwhile, protesting his arrest, several hundred BNP men demonstrated on the court premises and demanded his release.
Police baton charged to disperse the agitators.
In another development, Lokman's family members yesterday expressed doubt about the investigation and accused the police of misleading the case.
His brother Shamim Newaz, general secretary of the district Chhatra League, said police arrested many people instead of arresting the main culprit.