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AL leader arrested in Rangpur

June 18, 2026 00:00:00


RANGPUR, June 17 (BSS): Police have arrested banned Awami League (AL) leader Akhteruzzaman Bhutto in the murder case of auto-rickshaw driver Manik Mia, who was killed on July 18, 2024, during the anti-discrimination student movement in Rangpur city.

"We arrested AL leader Akhteruzzaman Bhutto, former Ward No 31 Rangpur City Corporation Councilor, in the city's Medical Mour area at 10:30 am on Tuesday," Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Tajhat Police Station Md Ataur Rahman said on Wednesday.

He also served as the Vice-president of Ward No 31 Awami League.


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