Barjis Shabnam Barsha and Mahir Rahman, who had known each other for years and had been in a romantic relationship for the past year and a half, planned the murder of Jagannath University student Md Jobayed Hossain in September, police have said.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner (Crime and Operations) SN Mohammad Nazrul Islam disclosed the information during a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre this afternoon (21 October).

During interrogation, the arrested suspects, Mahir and Barsha, reportedly confessed to the plan.

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