Police arrested a news editor of a private television channel from the Segunbagicha area in the city early Saturday in a case filed for torturing his wife for dowry, reports UNB.
The arrestee was identified as Rakibul Islam alias Mukul, news editor of Gtv.
Police said a team of Mirpur thana police launched a drive in the Segunbagicha area around 2:30am and arrested Mukul.
Meanwhile, a Dhaka court on Saturday placed Mukul on a one-day remand in the case filed by his wife Naznin Akhter Tonni, a senior reporter of the Bangla daily Dainik Janakantha.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Kumar Dey passed the order after sub-inspector of Mirpur Police Station M Masud Pervez, also investigation officer of the case, produced Rakibul Islam Mukul before his court seeking a seven-day remand, said SI Moshiur Rahman, general recording officer of CMM court.
Tonni filed the case with Mirpur Police Station on Thursday for torturing her for dowry.
Private TV journo held in city for \\\'torturing\\\' wife
FE Team | Published: June 28, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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