Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, a journalist and former information advisor to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has been placed under arrest formally in a case linked to the Anti-discrimination Student Movement.

DBC News Special Correspondent Rajib Ghosh, who had been detained alongside him, was released after signing a bond, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Branch (DB) chief Shafiqul Islam.

Speaking early on Thursday, the DB chief said Iqbal Sobhan was shown arrested in a case filed with Jatrabari Police Station in connection with the Anti-discrimination Student Movement protests.

He did not offer further details on the two journalists.

Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, police detectives detained Iqbal Sobhan...