Published : 18 Nov 2025, 07:34 PM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 02:45 PM
Dhaka University Deputy Registrar Muhammad Lovelu Mollah has been arrested in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Shahbagh Police Station chief Mohammad Khalid Monsur said on Tuesday that Lovelu was placed under arrest in the case alleging that he funded marches by the Bangladesh Chhatra League, the outlawed student wing of the Awami League.
“A few days ago, police filed a case in which evidence was found of Lovelu Mollah providing financial assistance for marches conducted by the banned Chhatra League. We have arrested him in connection with that case,” he said.
Lovelu was turned over to the police around midnight on Monday by the Dhaka University proctorial team and students after a Facebook post he made following the International Crimes Tribunal verdict sentencing ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death sparked tensions on campus.
Police said that shortly after the verdict was delivered, Lovelu had posted a photocard on his Facebook account, featuring Hasina’s image with the words: “I don’t care.” The post led some students and members of Dhaka University’s proctorial team to visit his residence late at night.
Monsur said police also rushed to the scene after being informed of the matter.
“The university’s proctorial team and students brought Lovelu to the police station. After verification, it was decided that legal action would be taken against him,” he said.
Police added that Lovelu had previously been accused of taking a stance against general students during the July Uprising, although no separate case has been filed on that issue.
He was sent to court on Tuesday afternoon.
Ousted prime minister Hasina was sentenced to death by a tribunal over crimes against humanity during her government’s attempts to suppress the July Uprising.
A three-member bench led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder delivered the verdict in the case on Tuesday.
Alongside Hasina, her former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was also sentenced to death. Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, the police chief during the mass uprising, was sentenced to five years in prison after he plead guilty and turned state witness.
