Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- The Rapid Action Battalion says it has begun piecing together how Ashraful Haque, a businessman from Rangpur, was lured to Dhaka and murdered, after his dismembered body was discovered inside a blue plastic drum near the High Court.

Following the arrest of one suspect, RAB has detailed how the victim's friend, Jarezul Islam, allegedly brought him to the capital by using his lover as bait.

According to the RAB, Jarezul planned to extort Tk 1 million from Ashraful by convincing his lover Akhter Kohinur to ensnare him romantically. But investigators say they still have "no clear idea" why he was murdered instead of being extorted.

RAB officers say they have obtained information only about the extortion plot from the arre...