Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested M Aminul Haque alias Rajab Ali, a fugitive, who was sentenced to death in 2018 for committing crimes against humanity during 1971 Liberation War in Kishoreganj.

He was arrested from Kalabagan area of the capital on Sunday (July 3) night.

The RAB confirmed the matter in a message mentioning that more details will be revealed at a press conference on Sunday. 

The International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Rajab and another fugitive, Md Liakat Ali from Habiganj, to death on Nov 5, 2018 for crimes against humanity, including murder and genocide during the Liberation War.

According to the probe report, both of them committed several crimes in Lakhai Upazila in Habiganj, Nasirnagar Upazila in Brahmanbaria and Austagram Upazila in Kishoreganj during the war.

BDST: 1203 HRS, July 3, 2022
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