Himel’s death: Truck driver, helper detained

Detectives today detained driver and helper of the truck that killed the student of Rajshahi University Mahmud Habib Himel.

They were detained from Kashiadanga area in Rajshahi.  

In this connection, Md Ekramul Haque, Additional Commissioner (Motihar zone) of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police, said a team of DB police detained the truck driver Titu, 35 and his helper. They were taken to the DB office for interrogation.  

Earlier on Tuesday night, Himel was killed by a truck in front of the Habibur Rahman beside the under constructing science building of the university.  

Later, a group of students set fire to five trucks and blocked Dhaka-Rajshahi highway demanding the trial of incident.