Biswajit murder: Fugitive convict arrested in Dhaka

The Report Desk

Published: December 19, 2022, 03:17 PM

Biswajit murder: Fugitive convict arrested in Dhaka

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested a fugitive accused, convicted in a sensational case filed over the murder of tailor Biswajit Das, from Mohammadpur area in Dhaka.

The arrestee is Nur Alam Limon and he was a fugitive for the last 10 years.

RAB-2 senior assistant director (media) Md Fazlul Haque confirmed his arrest on Monday morning.

On December 9, 2012, Bishwajit Das, a tailor by profession, was hacked to death near Bahadur Shah Park in Dhaka, by miscreants during a blockade programme.

In 2013, Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 announced the verdict in the murder case. The trial court sentenced eight accused to death and 13 to life imprisonment. The convicts later appealed against the verdict.

Later, on August 6, 2017, the High Court upheld life-term imprisonment of Mosharraf Hossain.

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