OUR CORRESPONDENT, Cox’s Bazar

A group of 15 to 20 people murdered Faysal Uddin, former joint general secretary of Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila Chhatra League, on Sunday.

Rab-11 Deputy Commander Major Manjur Mehedi made the remarks yesterday after arresting two suspects.

The group stabbed and killed Faysal in five to 10 minutes, he said at a press briefing.

Rab arrested Azizul Haque Sikdar, 34, the main accused, and his cohort Firoz Alam, 33, on Tuesday, the official said.

“After their arrest, Azizul said he was involved in the crime and disclosed the names of his other cohorts who took part in the killing mission,” the Rab official claimed.

The duo was handed over to the Cox’s Bazar Sadar Police Station after the press briefing.

Rab is conducting operations to arrest the rest of the suspects, the Rab official said.

Nasir Uddin, elder brother of the slain BCL leader, filed a case accusing 17 named, including Azizul and Firoz, and 12 unnamed persons on Tuesday night, said Selim Uddin, inspector (investigation) of Cox’s Bazar Sadar Police Station.

Police arrested six people, including two women, on Sunday night in connection with the murder. They were sent to jail by a court, he added.

Faysal was stabbed to death while he was returning home from an Awami League council.