Iqbal Sobhan Arrested in Anti-Discrimination Movement Homicide Case

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Publish : 05 Nov 2026, 08:37 AM

Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury. Photo: Collected

Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, former Information Affairs Advisor to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Chairman of the television channel DBC, has been shown arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Branch (DB) in connection with a murder case filed with Jatrabari Police Station related to the Anti-Discrimination Movement.

Additional Commissioner of Police (DB) Md. Shafiqul Islam confirmed the matter on Wednesday late night (November 4) at around 12:45 AM.

He stated that Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury has been shown arrested in a murder case (Case No. 23) filed with Jatrabari Police Station under the Anti-Discrimination Movement umbrella.

The murder case was filed at Jatrabari Police Station on August 26, 2024, and he has been formally shown arrested in connection with that case.

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Meanwhile, he did not clarify whether another DBC News journalist, Rajib Ghosh, has been shown arrested in any case.

However, DB sources indicated that he is being released upon signing a bond.

Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, the DB took Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury into custody from the DBC television channel's office located in Mohakhali, Dhaka, and brought him to the DB headquarters.

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