Mother hands over son suspected in JnU student murder to police

The mother of Mahir Rahman, a first-year student at Burhanuddin College, handed him over to Bangshal Police Station early Monday morning.

Mahir is a suspect in the murder of a Jagannath University (JnU) student.

Police said that Mahir’s mother appeared at the station at dawn on Monday (October 20) and surrendered him to law enforcement. As of now, no case has been officially filed in connection with the incident.

Three people have been detained in connection with the murder, Lalbagh Zone Deputy Commissioner Mallik Ahsan Uddin Sami, said on Monday evening (October 20).

He said, “In a special operation, we have so far detained three suspects. However, we will not disclose their identities at this moment for the sake of the investigation. We will brief the media in detail tomorrow morning.”

On Sunday afternoon, Zubayed Hossain — a student of the Statistics Department (2019–20 session) and a member of the JnU Chhatra Dal convening committee — was murdered while tutoring in the Armanitola area of Dhaka. His bloodied body was recovered from a staircase inside a residential building.

Around 1 pm on Monday, Zubayed’s body was brought from Mitford Hospital to the Jagannath University campus, where thousands of students gathered in mourning.

His namaz-e-janaza was held at 1:45 pm in the presence of his father and other family members.

Later, his body was taken to his hometown in Homna upazila of Cumilla district for burial.

Meanwhile, police detained and questioned Zubayed’s tuition student, Nargis Shabnam Barsha, in connection with the case.

Speaking to reporters on Monday morning, Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bangshal Police Station, said there had been a romantic relationship between Barsha and Mahir Rahman, who grew up as neighbours in Armanitola.

Zubayed’s elder brother, Enayet Hossain Saikat, said that the family intends to file a case against Barsha, her parents, Mahir, and another individual named Nafis.

However, he alleged that the OC discouraged naming too many individuals in the complaint, warning that it could weaken the case.