Dhaka – Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police( DMP) arrested death row convict who was a fugitive mastermind of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider murder, along with his one close associate from Uttara area in the capital on Monday.The arrestees were identified as Ansarullah Bangla Team(ABT) second in command Rezwanul Azad Rana, and ABT member Ashraf.
CTTC arrested them around 2:00pm, said DMP deputy commissioner (public relations) Masudur Rahman.
In 2015, DMP announced a Tk 5 lakh bounty for the capture of Rana.
CTTC said ABT leader Rana, who hailed from Feni’s Daganbhuiyan upazila was one of the senior leaders who masterminded the plan on attacking the Monipur High School teachers.
Rana, who instructed to kill blogger Rajib and attack blogger Asif Mohiuddin, also made the plan to attack two teachers of Monipur School.
He added that two other killings were masterminded by Rana, who was inspired to become a militant after listening to ABT chief Mufti Jasimuddin Rahmani’s instructions during his stay in the capital’s Mohammadpur area.
Rajib, an activist of Ganajagar Mancha, was hacked to death at Palashnagar of Pallabi in the city on February 15, 2013 during widespread protests demanding maximum punishment for war criminals. – Staff Reporter
