In a mysterious statement, Ansar al-Islam, the Bangladesh chapter of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, condemns the murder of Mitu, wife of Superintendent of Police Babul Akter, says SITE Intelligence Group. The Daily Star could not verify the claim.

Cops claim to have detained a man seen in CCTV footage to be talking on mobile phone and following Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of Superintendent of Police Babul Akter, before her murder in Chittagong city on June 5.

Detectives in Chittagong yesterday seized a black microbus and detained its driver in connection with Sunday's killing of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of Superintendent of Police Babul Akter.