DU CORRESPONDENT

Police yesterday arrested three suspects over the murder of Dhaka University JCD leader Shahriar Alam Shammo at Suhrawardy Udyan, as his killing sparked outrage across the DU campus.

The arrestees are Tamim Hawlader, 30, Samrat Mallik, 28, and Palash Sarder, 30, said Masud Alam, deputy commissioner of Ramna Division Police.

They have no ties with the DU, he added.

The arrests came after the killing, which took place on Tuesday night, drew strong reactions from various sections at DU, with different student bodies demanding exemplary punishment for the killers.

A platform named Students Against Terrorism has called a full-day strike at DU today, rejecting the administration’s half-day mourning over the death of Shammo.

Earlier, in the evening, activists of JCD, Biplobi Chhatra Moitree, Bangladesh Chhatra Federation, Bangladesh Chhatra Union, and Bangladesh Samajtantrik Chhatra Front held a torch procession on the campus under the banner of Students Against Terrorism.

They also urged students to boycott all classes, exams, and administrative activities, calling the university’s response “insensitive and inadequate.”

They said the strike will conclude with a protest rally at 5:00pm at the Aparajeyo Bangla, demanding the resignation of the vice-chancellor and proctor for their failure to provide security for students.

According to Sub-Inspector Tawfique Hasan of Shahbagh Police Station, the three arrestees, along with others, had a scuffle with Shammo at the Suhrawardy Udyan and subsequently killed him.

He said the scuffle took place when a motorcycle of the accused collided with Shammo’s bike.

The SI, however, did not say whether the man who stabbed Shammo was among the arrestees.

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