The Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Bangladesh Police has arrested a fugitive murder convict in a murder case from Dhaka’s Khilkhet area early on Thursday.
The arrestee was Md Anwar Hossain, 55, of Dinajpur district. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case in 2005.
Tipped off, a team of ATU conducted a drive in the Barua Bazar area in Khilkhet around 12:30am, according to a media release of Bangladesh Police.
In 2000, Anwar killed his second wife Alfatun alias Alta Begum and went into hiding. He had been staying in different areas of Dhaka hiding his identity for 22 years.
During primary interrogation, the arrestee confessed to his involvement with the crime therefore legal steps will be taken in this regard, the media release said.