Dinajpur double murder: Fugitive accused arrested from Kurigram

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a fugitive accused -- in a double murder case in Dinajpur -- from Kurigram on Saturday.

The accused, Monirul Islam, was on the run for 24 days after the murders in Ghoraghat area of Dinajpur on January 25.

Arafat Islam, commander of RAB-13, said that Monowar Hossain Mim, 25, and Rakib Hossain Mondal were hacked to death over a land dispute.

Azhar Ali, another main accused in the case, was arrested 24 hours after the murders. The rest of the accused were also arrested, he said.

The accused’s houses were set on fire by enraged neighbours the day after the murders. Incidentally, homes of 40 families were completely destroyed in the incident, reports UNB’s Dinajpur correspondent.