Three members of the Railway Nirapatta Bahini (RNB) caught on video assaulting and abusing an Army personnel at Chattogram Railway Station have been arrested. The arrestees have been identified as Md Main Hossain Rakib, 23, Riton Chakma, 24, and Md Rabiul Islam. The three accused were arrested during a drive conducted by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) members on the station premises on Thursday afternoon, the elite force told reporters on Friday. Also read: Two RNB members held for selling tickets in black market On August 8, the Bangladesh Armyman bought a ticket for a Dhaka-bound mail train from the Chattogram railway station. As he was about to board the train, the accused demanded Tk 300 extra from him. When he refused to pay them the money and said it was illegal, the accused verbally abused the victim, then beat him up and made derogatory remarks against the Army. Also read: Journalists assaulted at Victor Trading Corporation; CRAB condemns, demands justice The entire incident was captured by a journalist, Abbas Uddin, who also protested against the illegal act. The video later went viral on social media. "The three accused admitted to their crime. Legal action is underway against the arrestees," the Rab said.

A fast-track court in Khulna Wednesday sentenced eight men to death for killing an Army personnel in 2016. Khulna Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal judge Md Nazrul Islam Hawlader handed down the punishment to the eight after holding them guilty of Lance Corporal Saiful Islam Saif's murder.  While five of the convicts were present in the court, the remaining three were tried in absentia, said Public Prosecutor Ahaduzzaman. READ:  Khulna’s landless police constable candidate to get permanent address On August 18, 2018, the eight attacked  Lance Corporal Saiful, his younger brother  Md Monirul Islam, a Coast Guard personnel, and another person im Beltalardari while the three were travelling to Bankira on a bike. READ:  Woman stabbed dead in Khulna Lance Corporal Saiful, son of Md Hafiz Uddin, a resident of Jhenaidah, was killed in the attack. He was posted at Ghatail Army Medical Training Center in Tangail district.