Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Police have detained a youth in connection with the killing of a schoolgirl in the capital's Hazaribagh area.

The suspect, Siam, was detained in a drive in Kathalbagan area, said Assistant Police Commissioner (Dhanmondi Zone) Mustafa Tarikuzzaman of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Thursday.

Police also recovered the knife 'used in the killing' and a bloodstained shirt.

He said details would be shared at a press briefing later in the day.

Earlier, schoolgirl Shahriar Sharmin Binti was stabbed around 9:30 pm on Wednesday at Haider Hotel lane in Hazaribagh.

She was first taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared her dead at around 10:45pm...