Published : 21 Dec 2025, 06:00 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 02:54 PM
Police have arrested nine people in connection with the attack on a police outpost following a road accident that killed two people in Chapainawabganj.
Two policemen have also been withdrawn over the incident, confirmed Chapainawabganj Police Superintendent ANM Wasim Feroz.
The arrests were made hours after a case was filed on Friday against 15 named and 250 to 300 unnamed suspects. The case was filed with Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station.
The arrested suspects have been sent to jail.
The accident occurred on Friday when two men on a motorcycle tried to speed away, fleeing a police call to stop by a checkpoint. The motorcycle was run over by a truck near the Circuit House.
The motorcycle passengers have been identified only as Rifat and Sohag.
Rifat died on the spot, while his companion Sohag died on the way to the Rajshahi Medial College Hospital.
The victims’ families claimed the accident occurred when the motorcycle was chased by police.
One of the bodies was left on the street for three hours after the accident, from 4pm to 7pm. The accident left locals enraged, and police were unable to recover the victim’s body.
The Army, Border Guard Bangladesh, and police had to work together to bring the situation under control, sending the victims to the morgue.
