The police on Friday arrested three suspects in a case filed over the murder of Dr AKM Abdur Rashid, a Bangladeshi-born British citizen, who was killed at his Hazaribagh residence in the capital on November 15.
Md Naim Khan, 22, Md Jahidur Rahman Rifat, 20, former tenants of the house and Md Abu Taher Shikder, 22 were arrested at Dumuria in Khulna and Mohammadpur in Dhaka on Friday.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner for Ramna Division Md Masud Alam at a press briefing in the capital on Saturday revealed that a sharp weapon used in the murder was also recovered.
He revealed that the murder was planned by Naim and Jahidur, who had previously rented a flat in victim鈥檚 house but moved out a month ago following a dispute with the victim鈥檚 wife over unpaid rent.
They planned the crime allegedly after a fight over unpaid rent with the plan to steal money from the flat to raise capital for a planned business venture, he said.
On November 15, a group of intruders entered the first floor of the Hazaribagh house at about 2:30am while Dr Rashid was saying prayers.
The attackers stabbed Dr Rashid in the chest several times with a sharp knife. The culprits fled away from the house when victim鈥檚 wife Sufia started shouting.
Critically injured Rashid was then rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where he was declared dead.
Rashid鈥檚 cousin Md Rezaul Karim filed a murder case with the Hazaribagh police station on November 15.
Rashid and his wife Sufia were both doctors, who lived in the UK and visit Bangladesh every September to spend time at their home in Dhaka.
