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3 arrested in Lakshmipur over teacher murder in Rangpur

Saturday, 7 November 2026, 4:22

3 arrested in Lakshmipur over teacher murder in Rangpur

Three individuals, including the main accused in the murder of madrasa teacher Fakhrul Alam Roton in Rangpur's Kaunia, have been arrested from Lakshmipur by the Special Response Battalion (SRB). The joint operation was conducted by SRB-13 Rangpur and SRB-11 Lakshmipur camps at a rented house in the Shaktola Bazar area under Ramganj police station in Lakshmipur on the evening of November 5.

The arrested individuals are the prime accused Mojnu Mia (32), Lutfor Rahman (40), and Ripon Mia (30). Following a long-standing dispute, Roton was attacked and severely injured near his home on October 19, and later declared dead at the Kaunia Upazila Health Complex. The victim's wife filed a murder case at Kaunia police station on October 20.

After the accused were brought to Kaunia police station, locals staged a demonstration in the Thanapara area demanding exemplary punishment for those involved. Kaunia Police Station Officer-in-Charge Badal Kumar Mondal stated that the three arrested accused have been sent to court with a prayer for a seven-day remand.

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