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Fugitive held in Manikganj

13 August 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Manikganj

Rab on Wednesday night arrested Monir Hossain, a fugitive convict in the sensational Kabul murder case, from a tea stall of Garpara Bangladesh Hat under Sadar police station. Acting on a tip-off, a Rab-4 team went to the spot, caught Monir and later handed him over to police early yesterday. He was sent to the court in the morning. According to the case, local armed cadres killed Kabul Khan, a Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal leader on July 20, 1999. Later, a murder case was filed with Manikganj Sadar police station accusing 14 persons. Nine of them were chargesheeted. The Speedy Trial Tribunal Court Judge sentenced seven persons including Monir Hossain to death and one to life.