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Fugitive death-row war criminal arrested in Savar

BSS . Dhaka
01 Oct 2023 18:07:42 | Update: 01 Oct 2023 19:13:19
Fugitive death-row war criminal arrested in Savar
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Khan Rokanuzzaman, a Satkhira-based death-row fugitive war criminal, from Savar on the outskirts of the capital city.

Rokanuzzaman, 72, son of late Mahabbat Ali Khan of sadar upazila of Satkhira district, was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on March 24 in 2022.

On a tip-off, a team of RAB-2 conducted a sudden drive in Savar on Saturday afternoon and arrested Rokanuzzaman, Senior ASP (media) of RAB-2 Shihab Karim told BSS on Sunday.

He said along with awarding a death sentence to Rokanuzzaman, the ICT-1 also issued a warrant against him. But Rokanuzzaman was on the run, Shihab added.

Rokanuzzaman has been produced before the court after primary interrogation, the RAB official said.

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