Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members have arrested two people in connection with the killing of a businessman in front of Gulshan-1 Police Plaza in the capital.
The arrestees were Md. Wasir Mahmud Sayeed alias Boro Saeed ,59 and Mamun alias Belal,42.
Sayeed was arrested from Patuakhali Chowrasta area on Tuesday and based on his information, Belal was later arrested from Tongi East Police Station area in Gazipur on the same day, according to a RAB press release.
Earlier on March 20, a group of unidentified armed miscreants opened fire on Sumon Mia, a cable and internet businessman, in front of Gulshan-1 Police Plaza and fled the scene.
He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. A murder case was filed at Gulshan Police Station.
According to the RAB officials, a gang led by a man named Mehedi through Sayeed had been extorting businesses in Gulshan and Badda for several years.
However, after a change in government on August 5 last year, Mehedi went into hiding but Sayeed continued the extortion.
Meanwhile, another group, known as the Robin Group, allegedly backed Sumon to take control of extortion in the Gulshan-Badda area, leading to a violent rivalry between the two groups, said the Rab officials.
Rab officials said efforts are underway to arrest other fugitives involved in the killing and recover the weapons used in the crime.