Published : 06 Jan 2026, 02:29 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 02:59 PM
Jubayer Hossain Pappu, a motorcyclist arrested in connection with the murder of lawyer Naim Kibria in Dhaka’s Bashundhara Residential Area, has provided a confessional statement in court.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana recorded the statement and subsequently ordered the 29-year-old suspect to be sent to prison on Monday, according to Prosecution Sub-Inspector Zakir Hossain.
On Wednesday night, 35-year-old Naim, an apprentice lawyer at the Pabna Judge Court, was severely beaten following an incident where a motorcycle collided with his private car in the Bashundhara Residential Area.
He was rushed to Kurmitola General Hospital, where attending doctors pronounced him dead.
Following the filing of a murder case, police identified Pappu through CCTV footage. He was arrested on Sunday in Baridhara.
According to the allegation, Naim had gone for a drive in the Bashundhara Residential Area on the night of New Year’s Eve. An argument broke out after a motorcycle struck his car.
"During the confrontation, motorcyclists physically assaulted lawyer Naim Kibria, who was inside the private car, leaving him critically wounded.”
