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Man held over sniper remark about PM

Published : Thursday, 22 October, 2026 at 12:20 PM

Observer Online Report

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Detective Branch (DB) police have detained Abu Bakkar Siddiqui over a Facebook comment saying “only a sniper was missing” during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to Rajshahi.

He was detained in Rajshahi on Thursday, October 22, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Additional Commissioner (DB) Md Shafiqul Islam confirmed.

He said Siddiqui would be questioned and was being brought to Dhaka after his detention.

-AJM

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