Another aide of ex-mayor Taposh detained in July Uprising case

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested an accomplice of former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Barrister Fazle Noor Taposh from the capital's Badda area early on Tuesday.

The arrested has been identified as Mostafizur Rahman Tutu (53), son of late Golam Mohiuddin, hailed from 137 No. Rakhalbabu Sharok, Fakir Bari Road under Kotwali Model Police Station in Barishal district.

He is now residing at house no. 135, 12/A West Dhanmondi.

A CID team arrested Tutu in a raid at the Badda Thana area at 1:50 am in a case filed with Dhanmondi Police Station on September 19, 2024, on charges of shooting and injuring one Abduallah Siddique during last year's student protest, said a CID press release.

During the initial interrogation, the accused confessed to attacking the anti-discrimination student movement.

The accused was placed before the court with a seven-day remand plea.

Earlier, on May 15, 2025, SM Kamal Haider, a close associate of former mayor Taposh, was arrested.

On May 17, 2025, another aide of Taposh, Md. Khorshed Alam (48) was arrested. Both of them are now in jail.