, Dec. 23 -- Detectives have arrested nine more people from different parts of the country for their alleged involvement in vandalism and arson attacks on the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star in the capital's Karwan Bazar area during protests over the death of Inqilab Moncho leader Osman Hadi.

The identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately.

Based on intelligence information, DB police arrested them from various locations across the country, said Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), on Tuesday morning.

With the latest arrests, the total number of arrestees has risen to 26.

Taking advantage of protests in the Shahbagh and Karwan Bazar areas over the death of Osman Hadi,...