News desk: Law enforcers have detained a security guard at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet for interrogation over the attack on eminent writer Professor Dr Zafar Iqbal on Tuesday afternoon.
The detainee is Khalikuzzaman, a security of university’s library building from Dirai of Sunamganj.
Confirming the information, Proctor Zohir Uddin Ahmed said: “Law enforcers detained a security guard at the university for interrogation. We permitted to interrogate him for smooth investigation of the heinous attack.”
Professor Dr Zafar Iqbal came under knife attack around 5:40pm on Saturday during a two-day celebration programme, ‘Robofight,’ of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) department at Mukta Mancha on the campus.
