Dhaka:Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has shown DBC News Chairman Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury arrested in a murder case filed with Jatrabari Police Station. The case relates to an incident connected with the July Movement.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the DMP's Additional Commissioner (DB) Md Shafiqul Islam stated that Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury has been shown arrested in Jatrabari Police Station Case No. 23, which was filed on August 26, 2024.
Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, who is also a former information adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the chairman of DBC News, was taken into custody from the channel's office in Mohakhali, Dhaka, on Wednesday afternoon. Alongside him, DBC News Special Correspondent Rajib Ghosh was also taken into DB custody.
Initially, detectives indicated that the two were taken into custody for questioning due to an incident at the DBC News office. However, Rajib Ghosh was released early Thursday morning and handed over to his family after signing a bond.