Youth arrested for spreading rumour

Police arrested a young man from Biharhaat in Shibganj upazila of Bogura on Wednesday for spreading rumours on social media to instigate the recent student protests, reports UNB.

The arrestee is Arifur Rahman Zahid, 22, son of Abdul Khalek of Biharhaat in Shibganj upazila.

A team of police conducted a raid in the area and arrested Zahid around 8:00pm on Wednesday.

Sanatan Chakrawarty, additional superintendent of Bogura police, said Zahid gave a post against prime minister Sheikh Hasina, home minister and road transport and bridges minister in his Facebook page and get involved in instigating people during the student movement for safe road.