One held over Paribagh petrol bomb attack

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UNB, Dhaka :
Police arrested an accused in a case filed for the bomb attack on a bus near Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the city’s Paribagh area during hartal enforced by BNP-led alliance on January 3 in 2104.
The arrestee was identified as Robiul Islam Nayan, a former Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader of Mohammadpur Thana unit. He was also second-in-command of fugitive listed ‘top terror’ Suvrata
Baine, said Officr-in-charge of Ramna police station Moshiur Rahman.
Tipped off, a team of Ramna thana police launched a drive in a room of ‘Hotel Boikali’ in Moghbazar around 12:30pm, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Montasirul Islam said.
Sensing the presence of law enforces, Robiul tried to open fire on the police team forcing the law enforcers to fire back that left Robiul injured.
The police team also recovered a pistol and five rounds of bullet from the spot. He was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) under police custody, the police officer said.
Contacted, Ramna Police Station OC Moshiur Rahman said Nayan was earlier arrested in connection with a patrol bomb attack case filed with Ramna police station. Later, he was released from jail after securing bail from the High Court, he added.
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