Members of the Rapid Action Battalion arrested another suspect of Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram murder last night.
The arrestee, Abul Hossain Jahangir, 40, is known as a robber in Feni.
“Based on information, members of RAB arrested Abul in Sharshadi area of the district around 11:30pm,” Major Jashim Uddin, an officer of Feni RAB camp, told the Dhaka Tribune. Abul is also an accused in two robbery cases.
On Thursday, Jihad Chowdhury, one of the masterminds of Ekram killing, gave confessional statement in a Feni court under section 164, mentioning Abul’s name as a hired goon for executing the murder of the Fulgazi upazila chairman.
The law enforcers arrested Abul on the basis of that information.
With the arrest of Abul, the number of total arrestees now stands at 24. Of them, seven gave confessional statements.
On May 20, a group of criminals killed Ekram by shooting and setting fire on his vehicle in front of witnesses at the Academy Road in Feni.
Following the incident, police have arrested 23 people including Jihad Chowdhury, an alleged mastermind and joint secretary of Fulgazi upazila AL unit, and BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar, the alleged financier.
