Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Police have detained five individuals in connection with the gruesome murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, who was hacked to death in broad daylight at a crowded market in Gazipur's Chandna Chowrasta area.

Tuhin, 38, served as the Gazipur correspondent for Dainik Protidiner Kagoj. He was originally from Bhatipara village in Fulbaria upazila of Mymensingh and lived in a rented home in Gazipur city with his wife Farida Akhter and their two sons, Tokki and Fahim.

Gazipur Metropolitan Police's Basan Police Station has registered two cases related to the incident, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shahin Khan. One case was filed by Tuhin's elder brother, Md Selim, and the other by the brother of Badsha Mia, who was injured in a s...