Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Saturday afternoon arrested former lawmaker of Feni-3 constituency Rahim Ullah from his Dhanmondi residence in the capital.
RAB headquarters confirmed the development in the evening.
According to the elite force, Rahim Ullah is an accused in a killing case. He has been arrested in the case of killing human hauler driver Zafor Ahmed (53) in Sonagazi of Feni during the anti-discrimination student movement.
Rahim Ullah was the former president of the Jeddah unit Awami League in Saudi Arabia.
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