Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Seven arrestees in the public attack on journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin in Gazipur have been taken into police custody for two days.

Bason Police Station chief Md Shahin Khan said police demanded 10 days to question them in the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates' Court of Gazipur, but only two days have been granted.

Earlier, police arrested seven people by raiding different areas -- Mizan alias Ketu Mizan, 35, his wife Parul Akhter alias Golapi, 25, Swadhin, 28, Al Amin, 21, Shahjalal, 32, Md Faisal Hasan, 23, and Sumon, 26.

Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Nazmul Karim Khan revealed the identities of the arrestees and shed light on the murder motive at a press conference held at his office.

Earlier, journali...