3 arrested over DU Chhatra Dal leader murder

Police have arrested three people in connection with the murder of a Dhaka University (DU) student near the Suhrawardy Udyan area adjacent to the campus late Tuesday night.

The deceased was identified as Shahriar Alam Samyo, 25. He was a resident of room 222 of F Rahman Hall and hailed from Ullapara Upazila in Sirajganj. He was also a leader of Chhatra Dal. 

Confirming the matter,  Ramna Division Deputy Police Commissioner Md Masud Alam said the three arrested were all outsiders. They were identified as Tamim Howlader, 30, Samrat Mallik, 28, and Palash Sardar, 30. 

According to police, the incident occurred around midnight when Samyo was passing by the Mukta Mancha area of Suhrawardy Udyan on his motorcycle.

An altercation reportedly broke out following a collision with another bike.

The dispute escalated into a scuffle, during which Samyo was stabbed in the right thigh with a sharp weapon. The attacker then fled the scene.

His classmates rushed him to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in a critical condition, where doctors later declared him dead.