Police have arrested another suspect in the murder case of journalist Lutfuzzaman Alif in Durgapur upazila of Netrokona.
The suspect, Ashikur Rahman Prangon, was arrested during a raid near the Shaheed Minar in Durgapur municipality around 11:45pm on Tuesday, according to a press release issued by SRB-14, Mymensingh, on Wednesday.
It said an operational team from the unit’s headquarters company carried out the operation following a request from the investigating officer in the murder case.
Prangon, a resident of Bagichapara in Durgapur, was handed over to the relevant police station for further legal action, it said.
SRB-14 has been conducting undercover investigations and intelligence surveillance since the killing, the release added.
Efforts are continuing to arrest other suspects who remain at large.
Alif was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Durgapur around 8:15pm on 15 October.
Local residents rescued him and took him to Durgapur Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty physician declared him dead.
The journalist had published investigative reports on various activities in border areas through private television channel Ruposhi Bangla and a social media platform named Detective Article.
His wife, Anondita Sangma, filed a murder case with Durgapur Police Station on 16 October. The case was filed under Sections 302 and 34 of the Penal Code.
