Dhaka: Detectives in a drive arrested the owner of Suprovat Paribahan from the city’s Mugda area on Thursday in a case filed over the death of Bangladesh University of Professionals student Abrar in a road accident at Pragati Sarani on March 19.

Tipped off, a team of DB police (north division) arrested owner of the transport company Gopal Nandi Karmakar around 6:30am, said deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Masudur Rahman, reports the UNB.

Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury died after being run over by a bus of ‘Suprovat Paribahan’ in front of the main gate of Bashundhara residential area on March 19. After the accident, police arrested the driver.

Victim’s father Brig Gen (retd) Arif Ahmed Chowdhury filed the case at Gulshan Police Station.