B’desh arrests suspect in murder of publisher

DHAKA, Aug 24, (AFP): Bangladesh police said Wednesday they had arrested six members of banned Islamist groups blamed for a series of deadly attacks, including the main suspect in the gruesome killing of a secular publisher.

Moinul Islam Shamim was arrested on Tuesday night just outside the capital Dhaka for allegedly leading the fatal hacking attack on publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan in his office last year.

“Shamim is the main accused in the Dipan murder. Police had announced a reward for any information leading to his arrest,” deputy commissioner of Dhaka police Masruk Khaled told AFP.