Former Awami League MP from the Habiganj-2 constituency, Md. Abdul Majid Khan, has been arrested. He was apprehended on Monday night from the Farmgate area in the capital.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) DC Media Talebur Rahman confirmed the arrest.
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Khan is facing charges in connection with a murder case in which nine people were killed during the anti-discrimination student movement in Habiganj’s Baniachong upazila on August 5.
In addition, police said that his name is listed as number 3 in the Ripon Shil murder case, which occurred during the same movement in Habiganj district.
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Golam Mostafa, officer-in-charge (OC) of Baniachong Police Station, said that the police have left for Dhaka to bring Majid Khan back to face further legal proceedings.