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Bangladesh's elite force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested the 3 main accused successful the execution of Khokon Das (50), a pharmacy proprietor and slope cause from Shariatpur, Chief Adviser's Press Wing said connected Sunday (January 4, 2026) .
According to accusation provided by RAB-8 and the Intelligence Wing successful Dhaka, a squad from RAB-14, CPC-2, Kishoreganj Camp, led by Company Commander ASP Shahjahan, conducted an cognition astir 1:00 a.m. connected Saturday (January 3, 2026) nighttime and arrested the named suspects Sohag, Rabbi, and Palash from the Bajitpur country of Kishoreganj.
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Shariatpur Superintendent of Police Rawnak Jahan stated that earlier his death, unfortunate Khokon Das mentioned the names of the accused.
She further said that Khokon Das, lad of Paresh Das, was a aesculapian store proprietor and a bKash agent. On December 31 night, astatine astir 9:30 p.m., helium was returning location aft closing his concern astatine Keherbhanga Bazaar. When helium reached the Tilai country adjacent his home, 3 to 4 unidentified assailants launched a abrupt onslaught connected him with crisp weapons, inflicting aggregate injuries and snatching the currency helium was carrying.
After realising that the unfortunate had recognised immoderate of them, the attackers poured petrol connected him and acceptable him connected occurrence successful an effort to termination him.
Hearing his screams, section residents rushed to the scene, prompting the attackers to flee. Later, locals rescued Khokon Das successful a critically injured and burnt information and admitted him to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital.
As his information deteriorated, the attending doctors referred him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for precocious treatment. He aboriginal succumbed to his injuries portion undergoing treatment.
The Superintendent of Police added that the arrested individuals are locally known arsenic hooligans and are reportedly progressive successful cause abuse.
Khokon Das's nephew-in-law, Pranto Das, told ANI that the household is seeking a due probe and justness for the killing. He said nary of the perpetrators should beryllium allowed to escape, stressing that those identified indispensable beryllium arrested without delay.
