Dhaka, May 15 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday suspected that Dhaka University Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader Shahriar Alam Shammo was killed for political reasons, as he raised his voice in favour of the national flag and anthem.

"Shammo held a position in the AF Rahman Hall unit of Chhatra Dal. What was the reason, and what wrong did Shammo commit to deserve such a fate? The police have arrested three vagabonds. We believe there is a political motive behind this murder," he said at a human chain programme.

The BNP leader questioned, if there was no political motive, why would a well-groomed, gentle young man like Shammo be subjected to murder.

"Why would vagabonds kill him? Who were Shammo's ...