Blogger Rajib killing: Condemned convict, another held in city
Published : 20 Feb 2017, 17:54
Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Unit (CTTC) of Dhaka Metropolitan police (DMP) arrested two people, including the death-row convict in blogger Rajib murder case, from the city’s Uttara area on Monday.
The arrestees were condemned convict Redwanul Azad Rana, 30, and his associate Ashraf, a suspected militant.
Tipped off, a team of CTTC unit of DMP raided the area and arrested them, said Deputy Commissioner (Media) of DMP Masudur Rahman.
On 31 December, 2015, a court here sentenced two people, including Redwanul, to death in a case filed over the murder of secular blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider.
Rajib was stabbed to death near his house at Mirpur Palash Nagar in the capital on 15 February, 2013.
Source: UNB