Detectives yesterday arrested two more shop employees over last month’s fierce clashes between Dhaka College students and shopkeepers of New Market that left two people dead and scores injured.
The arrestees are: Kawsar and Babu Hossain. Both were employees of Capital Fast Food at New Market. They were held at Hazaribagh, said Faruk Hossain, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
On April 18, the arrestees were involved in a brawl with the employees of nearby Welcome Fast Food that eventually led to repeated clashes the following day.
Rab arrested Mehedi Hasan Bappi and Moazzam Hossain Sajeeb, former employees of Welcome Fast Food, on May 4 for their alleged involvement in initiating the clash.
The two killed during the clashes are Nahid Mia, a delivery man, and Morsalin, a shop employee.
Nahid was attacked in front of Nur Jahan Super Market. Later, video footage of the incident went viral.
Five cases, including two for the murders, were filed.
In one of the cases, police accused 24 individuals, mostly leaders of the BNP and its affiliated bodies.
Besides, over 1,700 unnamed people were accused in the five cases.
At least six Dhaka College students had been arrested in the Nahid murder case.
