Dhaka, May 3 -- Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Saturday arrested a close associate of 'notorious criminal' Subrata Bain in connection with the murder of a Jubo Dal activist in the capital's Hatirjheel area.

The arrestee, Mahfuzur Rahman Bipu, 48, has long been linked to various criminal activities, including extortion and acts of terror in Hatirjheel and Moghbazar, said Sanad Barua of RAB-3 media wing.

"Bipu is a known associate of Subrata Bain, a listed criminal," he said, adding that Bipu was named as a prime accused in the murder case of 26-year-old Md Arif Sikder.

11 arrested from Hatirjheel

On April 19, Arif was shot with intent to kill at 'The Jheel Cafe' in the city's Nayatola area under Hatirjheel Police Statio...