Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- A man has been arrested in Kishoreganj on suspicion of his involvement in the murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin in Gazipur.

The suspect, 30-year-old Shahidul Islam, was picked up from the old market area of Itna Upazila, said Md Ashraful Kabir, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-14 (CPC-2) Kishoreganj Camp Commander.

Shahidul confessed during preliminary questioning to being involved in the killing, according to the RAB.

He is now in the process of being handed over to RAB-1, which is leading the investigation.

Tuhin, 38, a staff reporter for the Dainik Protidiner Kagoj, was hacked and had his throat slit at a tea shop near the busy Chandna intersection of Gazipur city around 8pm on Thursday.

Police said he was attack...