KHULNA, Mar 13, 2026 (BSS) - Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested the main accused in the sensational Rajib murder case in the district.

The arrestee was identified as Shipon Sheikh, 32.

Acting on a tip-off, RAB-6 and RAB-10 jointly conducted an operation around 11:30 pm on Thursday and arrested Shipon from the Joyair Mor area under Kotwali Model Police Station in Faridpur district, according to a RAB press release.

According to the case documents, Shipon and other accused used to keep company with Rajib. However, Rajib later stopped associating with them as they were allegedly involved in various criminal activities, which angered the accused. 

On January 3 around 2:45 am, Rajib received a phone call on his mobile phone. He informed his wife Farhana that Shipon and Akhtar were calling him and then left the house. Since then, he had been missing. 

Later, on January 9, Khulna River Police recovered Rajib's body from near 6 No. Paltan Ghat beside the Bhairab River and sent it to Khulna Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Following the incident, Yasin Molla, a cousin of the victim, filed a murder case with Khalishpur Police Station in the Khulna Metropolitan area.

The arrested accused was handed over to Kotwali Model Police Station in Faridpur district for further legal action, the release added.