Staff Reporter :
The elite force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has detained two key suspects in the murder of Rahat Hossain Rabbi at a shisha lounge in city’s Banani.
The two accused have been identified as Munna, 27, and Maksudur Rahman Hamza, 26. They were arrested in Cumilla during a joint operation by Rab-1 and Rab-11.
However, a Dhaka court on Saturday granted different terms of remand for two men accused in Rabbi murder case. They were produced before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Israt Jenifar Jerin. The court granted a one-day remand for Hamza and a three-day remand for Munna, while police had sought 10-day remands for each.
According to a RAB press release, the suspects have been handed over to Banani Police Station.
Rahat’s father, Robiul Awal, has filed a murder case in connection with the incident.
The incident took place in the early hours of August 14 at the Three Sixty Shisha Lounge in Banani. Rabbi had gone there with his friend Nurul Islam Khokon.
Around 5:28am, on the second floor of the building, suspects Munna and Hamza confronted Rabbi. During a quarrel, Munna drew a sharp knife from his kurta pocket and stabbed him multiple times before fleeing, said the release.
Rabbi was rushed to Kurmitola General Hospital, where the duty doctors declared him dead.
Following intelligence and investigative efforts Friday, authorities got to know that 26-year-old Hamza was hiding in Barura, Cumilla. Based on his information, Munna was also detained from the same area.
The knife used in the murder, a swiss blade, was recovered today from Rajia Sultana Road in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area.
In preliminary interrogations, the suspects revealed a long-standing dispute with Rahat over dominance in the Banani lounge.
