A convicted war criminal, identified as Mohammad Abdul Matin, was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from the residence of his nephew in Golapganj Sub-District in Sylhet District (Sylhet Division) on April 23, reports The Daily Star. He has been sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal for committing crimes including murder, genocide, kidnapping, torture, looting, arson, and rape in 1971.