Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, former Information Advisor to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Chairman of DBC News, has been formally shown arrested in a murder case filed with Jatrabari Police Station. The Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) confirmed the legal transition late on Wednesday night, November 4, 2026 (around 12:45 AM).
Read nextGold Prices Surge in Bangladesh: 22-Karat Reaches Record ৳2,29,664 per Bhori Following ৳12,072 Cumulative HikeAdditional Commissioner of Police (DB) Md. Shafiqul Islam confirmed that Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury has been shown arrested under Jatrabari Police Station Case No. 23, filed on August 26, 2024, in connection with deaths occurring during the anti-discrimination movement. Meanwhile, DB authorities clarified that senior DBC News journalist Rajib Ghosh, who had also been brought into the DB facility during the afternoon intervention at the DBC News Mohakhali office, was not shown arrested under any case and was set free upon submitting a written undertaking (muchleka).
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