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RAB Director General M Khurshid Hossain on Saturday (6 January) regarding the Benapole Express arson incidence said that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) had received intelligence information about the possibility of sabotage occurring in the capital. However, the exact location of the sabotage was not definitively known.
"It is not yet possible to determine who set fire to the train last night. Investigations and inquiries are currently underway. We apprehended three individuals in possession with 28 petrol bombs and 30 cocktails yesterday. We are interrogating them," said the RAB director general while visiting a polling centre at Mirpur College in the capital.
On Friday (5 January) night, the Benapole Express train was set on fire in the Gopibagh area of Sayedabad, killing at least four passengers. The train was carrying passengers from Benapole to Dhaka. Around 9 p.m., a fire broke out in front of the Gopibagh kitchen market, just before reaching Kamalapur railway station.
Meanwhile, police detained Dhaka South Joint Convenor Nabi Ullah Nabi and seven other party members in a midnight raid on Saturday for their alleged involvement in the fire.
The director general of RAB stated that the current law and order situation is much better compared to that of 2014 and 2018.
The RAB chief urged journalists to assist in maintaining civic order by providing accurate information and fostering democratic values.
He called for cooperation from the media and the public to ensure a free and fair election.
Messenger/Sun Yath
