Kurigram Correspondent:

Two Awami League leaders were arrested by Detective Branch (DB) of police in Kurigram in connection with the murder of a student, Ashiqur Rahman, during the recent Quota Reform Movement.

The arrested individuals are Fazle Nur Tanu, 60, joint secretary of the Kurigram District Awami League, and Ahsan Habib Tanu, 62, president of the Ulipur Upazila Awami League.

They were arrested from Zilla Parishad Market area in Kurigram city.

Md Nazmul Alam, officer-in-charge of Kurigram Sadar Police Station, confirmed the matter.

According to the case statement, a clash erupted between student and Awami League leaders and activists on August 4 during student movement. During the altercation, Ashiqur Rahman sustained a head injury and later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Dhaka. Following this incident, another student, Ruhul Amin, filed a case with the police station, naming 104 individuals while accusing 500-600 unnamed others.

Although the names of the two arrested leaders were not mentioned in the case, they were subsequently shown as arrested in connection with it.

The duo will be produced before the court on Monday, the police official added