A death row convict, Abdul Majid, 39, was arrested on Wednesday by the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) during a raid near Cox’s Bazar's Sugandha Beach. Majid had been on the run since escaping from jail in August 2024 and was sentenced to death in 2014 for the murder of a 14-year-old boy, Asif, in Natore. Acting on intelligence surveillance and secret information, the ATU apprehended Majid in the Sadar Police Station area of Cox’s Bazar District, according to Barrister Mahfuzul Alam Rasel, Superintendent of Police (SP) for the ATU’s media wing. Surveillance intensified as criminal activities rise at Kamrangirchar: DMP DC The case dates back to July 4, 2006, when Abdul Majid killed 14-year-old Asif during a dispute at a local arbitration meeting. Majid had allegedly entered the home of a local woman with malicious intent and was caught by residents. When the local Union Parishad member called for a community arbitration, Majid became enraged and fatally struck Asif, the member’s nephew, with a hoof in front of witnesses. Asif’s grieving mother, Momtaz Begum, filed a murder case on July 7, 2006, with Singra Police Station. Following an investigation, police submitted a charge sheet to the local magistrate court. After years of legal proceedings, the Additional Sessions Judge Court of Natore sentenced Majid to death on October 27, 2014. He was subsequently detained at Kashimpur High Security Jail. 4 police officers, including former Mirpur Deputy Commissioner, temporarily suspended Majid’s escape occurred on August 6, 2024, during widespread unrest, vandalism, and chaos at Kashimpur Jail following the fall of the Hasina government amid anti-discrimination student protests. Taking advantage of the disorder, Majid managed to flee and went into hiding. Investigators later discovered that Majid had relocated to Cox’s Bazar, where he was reportedly planning to flee the country. Acting on precise intelligence, the ATU tracked his movements, verified information, and arrested him during the raid.

Two death-row convicts will be executed on Monday night in connection with a case filed for killing two women after violating them in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga district. The execution of the two men —Mintu alias Kalu, 50 and Aziz alias Azizul, 50 of Laxmipur village in Alamdanga upazila—will take place at Jashore Central Jail around 10:45 pm, authorities said. The jail authorities are taking preparation in this regard. Also read: Man executed for killing his wife 17 years ago According to the jail authorities, prisoners Mashier, Ketu, Kamal and others were trained to execute them. Tuhin Kanti Khan, Jailer of Jashore Central Jail, said the relatives of the two condemned convicts visited them finally on Saturday. Deputy Commissioner, Police Commissioner and Civil Surgeon will be present during the execution. Azizul and Mintu gang-raped women at Railaxmipur village in Alamdanga upazila and strangled them to death with scarfs. On September 28, 2003, the family of the two victims lodged complaints with Alamdanga Police Station in Chuadanga. On July 26, 2007, Chuadanga Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge sentenced Azizul and Mintu to death. Also read: JMB member executed in Gazipur jail The court also fined them Tk 2 lakh each. Later, the two convicts filed an appeal against the lower court order. On November 11, 2012, the High Court upheld the lower court verdict. Besides, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court also upheld the lower court verdict on July 26, this year. The two convicts also filed mercy petitions before the President which were also rejected. The jail authorities received a letter regarding it on September 8. According to the prosecution, Kamela Khatun, 30 and her friend Finge Begum, 32 of Jorgachha village in Alamdanga upazila, were found dead in a field at Railaxmipur village on September 27, 2003. During investigation, police unearthed that the victims were strangulated to death after rape. Later, the convicts also slit the throat of the two women to ensure their deaths. A case was filed against four people—Mintu, Azizul, Mahi and Sujon-- with Alamdanga Police Station on the following day. During the trial, Mahi, an accused of the case, died while Sujon was acquitted by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and he walked out from jail on July 20.