CHATTOGRAM: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested another accused of the sensational double-murder from the port city on Thursday.
The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Faisal, son of Nur Nabi of Kabirhat upazila under Noakhali district.
With this, a total of nine accused were arrested in the case so far. Rab-7 Senior Assistant Director (Media) Nurul Absar said on information, a team of the Rab-7 arrested Faisal from a residence in the city’s Halishahar area on Thursday early hours. Arrested Faisal was the main planner of the murders, said the officer.
Mentionable, one Shihab, a labourer, was talking to his girlfriend near the Sagorika Stadium on Monday night.
Shihab’s friend Rabiul, who was passing through the spot, threw a bad comment to Shihab at that time.
Later, the both group sat in an arbitration led by their leader Ilias over the matter in the same area.