Subrata Bain, once listed among 23 top criminals during the BNP-led coalition government, has been arrested along with an associate in a secret three-hour joint operation led by the military in Kushtia. He had been on the run for years. Earlier in January, his disciple Molla Masud was arrested in Murshidabad, India, by Kolkata police. Indian authorities discreetly informed Bangladeshi intelligence about the arrest. Masud faces over 30 criminal cases, including the high-profile murders of BNP leader Kamal Majumder's nephew Mamun and Old Dhaka's infamous 'Murgi Milon', as well as numerous extortion charges.