Subrata Bain, 3 others indicted in arms case

A court has framed charges against four, including top terror and 'seven star' syndicate kingpin Subrata Bain, his close associate Molla Masud, in an arms case filed with the capital's Hatirjheel Police Station.

The other two accused are underworld shooters Md Arafat Ibn Masud and MAS Sharif.

Judge Fahmida Jahangir of Dhaka Special Tribunal-15 passed the order on Wednesday and set November 16 to start recording the depositions of the witnesses, bench assistant Tanjil Hossain Bhuiyan told BSS.

Detective Branch (DB) inspector Aminul Islam, on July 13, 2025, filed a charge sheet in the case.

Bangladesh Army, in a special operation on May 27, 2025, arrested four criminals, including Subrata Bain and Molla Masud and seized five foreign-made pistols and ammunition. 

Subrata Bain, alias Fateh Ali and his associate Molla Masud, alias Abu Russell Masud, were arrested from Kushtia district on specific intelligence information. 

Following the information extracted from the arrestees, the army personnel later arrested shooters Arafat and Sharif from the capital's Hatirjheel area. 

During the operations, the army team seized five foreign-made pistols, 10 magazines, 53 rounds of ammunition and one satellite phone from their possession. 

Later, police filed the case with Hatirjheel Police Station on May 28 last.