Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Police have arrested a man in connection with the alleged murder of a lawyer in Dhaka's Bashundhara area.

The law enforcers apprehended the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Md Jubayer, in Baridhara shortly after 8pm on Sunday, according to Bhatara Police chief (OC) Imraul Haque.

On New Year's Eve -- in the Bashundhara residential area -- a trainee lawyer named Naim Kibria, 35, was beaten by motorcyclists following a collision between a motorcycle and a private car.

He was rescued and taken to Kurmitola General Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

Police identified Jubayer by reviewing CCTV footage following the filing of a formal case.

"Jubayer was arrested in Baridhara with the assistance of the Rapid Acti...