Dhaka, June 15 (bdnews24.com) — Detectives have arrested the husband of tortured Dhaka University teacher Rumana Manzur, nine days after the brutal incident.
Deputy commissioner of Detective Branch (south) Munirul Islam told bdnews24.com that Hassan Syed was arrested around 2:15pm on Wednesday from one of his relatives' residence at Mugdha in the city.
Rumana Manzur, assistant professor of the International Relations department, was severely assaulted allegedly by her husband on June 5 at her father's residence at Dhanmondi.
She was later admitted to LabAid Hospital.
Syed had been on the run since then.
Father of the victim Manzur Hossain, a retired army personnel, filed a case with Dhanmondi Police Station the following day.
Earlier in the day, a High Court bench asked the government why the lone accused in the case was not arrested yet. It also ordered the investigation officer in the case, officer in-charge and Dhanmondi circle assistant commissioner to appear before it on Thursday.
Rumana was taken to Chennai, India for better treatment on Tuesday afternoon after she was released from LabAid Specialised Hospital at noon.
On Tuesday, Dhaka University Teachers' Association gave the government a 24-hour ultimatum for the arrest of Hassan. Teachers and students of Rumana's department also demonstrated protesting the incident.
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