10 culprits arrested by Bangladesh police over communal violence during Durga Puja

Late on Thursday night (21 October), Bangladesh police arrested 10 persons over their involvement in the recent attack on the Durga Puja pavilion at the JM Sen Hall in Chittagong city.

As per Dhaka Tribune's report, nine of them belong to the outfit led by former Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) Vice President Nurul Haque Nur, said police.

The attackers were identified from the CCTV camera footage and photos of the incident and arrested during raids conducted late on Thursday at different parts of the port city and Satkania, said Chittagong Kotwali police Officer-in-Charge Nezam Uddin.

  • After the police scrutinised the CCTV footage on Wednesday, prime suspect Iqbal Hossain, responsible for keeping the Quran at a Durga Puja venue in Comilla, from Cox's Bazar has been arrested and brought to Comilla Police Lines on Friday.

Faruk Ahmed,Comilla Superintendent of Police (SP), said Iqbal was arrested from the Shugandha beach area around 10:10 pm on Thursday, reported Dhaka Tribune.

Bangladesh Students' Rights Council is a political outfit that spearheaded the Bangladesh Civil Services (BCS) Quota Reform Movement 2018.

It's leader Nurul Haque Nur was later elected the vice president (VP) of the DUCSU.

The 2018 Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement is an ongoing students' movement demanding reforms in policies regarding recruitment in the Bangladesh government services.

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