Narsingdi, July 28 -- Police have arrested Mosharraf Hossain Pradhan Manik, former mayor of Madhabdi municipality and general secretary of the local Awami League unit, from Dhaka in connection with a murder case.

He was produced before the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court in Narsingdi around 11am on Monday. Judge Meshkatul Islam ordered him to be sent to jail.

Inspector Md Sairul Islam of Narsingdi court police said Manik was arrested in the case filed over the killing of a student named Shawon during last year's anti-discrimination student protests in Madhabdi.

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