Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested two fugitives convicted for separate offenses from Hatirjheel and Keraniganj areas of the capital.
The arrestees were identified as Md Sheikh Farid, sentenced to four years in prison in a drugs case, and Dr MM Shamimuzzaman, sentenced to one year in prison for cheque fraud.
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RAB-3 commander Lt. Col. Arif Mohiuddin Ahmed said they arrested Farid from Hatirjheel area and Shamimuzzaman from Keraniganj early hours of Thursday.
A drug case was filed against Farid in November 2020 at Kotwali Police Station in Chattogram and a cheque fraud case was filed against Dr MM Shamimuzzaman at Pirojpur Sadar Police Station in October 2017.
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They have been living on the run in different areas of the capital since the cases were filed, said the Rab commander.
Legal steps are underway against them, he added.
Source: United News of Bangladesh