Cumilla district detective police arrested Shawon, identified as the main suspect in an attack on journalists, after he allegedly fled the area. Police said the arrest was made around 3am in Bijoypur of Sadar South Upazila, roughly 12 hours after Wednesday’s incident. Shawon, son of Selim Mia from Srimantapur, was handed over to Sadar South Police Station.

The attack occurred in the Mistripukur Par area of North Rampur in Sadar South Upazila, involving journalists Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury Khokon, Tanvir Dipu and Abdullah Al Maruf. Tanvir Dipu said they were travelling to Lalmai for news gathering when they encountered congestion caused by vehicles trapped at a locally erected iron barricade.

Dipu said he helped vehicles pass and then argued with a local youth named Shawon, who objected to efforts to clear the traffic. He alleged that the youth later returned with a rod and attacked them from behind, leaving Maruf unconscious. Detective police officer-in-charge Shamsul Alam Shah said Shawon would be sent to court. Cumilla Press Club general secretary Imtiaz Ahmed Jitu thanked police for the arrest.