Former BRUR VC convicted in Abu Sayed murder case arrested

Police have arrested former vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Hasibur Rashid who was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in the murder case of Abu Sayed.

He was arrested on Saturday night from the capital’s Mohammadpur.

Officer-in-Charge of Mohammadpur Police Station Mazbah Uddin said the arrest was made from a residence on Salimullah Road in Dhaka on Saturday evening.

He added that police are currently verifying the number of cases filed against him.

Abu Sayed, an English Department student of BRUR, was the first martyr of the 2024 July mass uprising.