Ex-ward councilor arrested over killing shop employee

Police have arrested two persons, including a former ward councillor of the Dhaka South City Corporation, from the city’s Khilgaon area, on charges of killing an employee of a grocery shop during the student movement.

The arrestees are former ward councillor of ward-74 Md Azizul Haque and Swechasebak League member Md Obaidul Islam Rana, said a press release.

Police arrested the duo on Thursday afternoon for their alleged involvement in the killing of a shop employee, Mizanur, who was shot dead in the Banasree area of the capital on 19 July during the student movement.

The arrested were sent to court in connection with the murder case filed with Khilgaon Police Station.