Man detained over ‘sniper’ remark on PM’s Rajshahi visit

A team of Special Response Battalion (SRB) has detained a man over an offensive comment on social media in connection with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to Rajshahi.

The detainee, Abu Bakar Siddique, is now being interrogated by the detective Branch (DB) of DMP in Dhaka.

Lieutenant Colonel Faisal Ishtiaq, commanding officer of SRB-5 Rajshahi Battalion, said tipped off, a drive was conducted and he was detained on Wednesday evening from Ramchandrapur area of Parila Union under Paba upazila in Rajshahi.

Siddique commented in the comment section of a Facebook post concerning a bus used by the Prime Minister.

“What a great opportunity it was, if only there had been a sniper,” he wrote.

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