Bangladesh RAB arrest owner of fire-hit ferry

DHAKA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Monday arrested Hamjalal Sheikh, one of the owners of a ferry that caught fire Friday.

The ferry fire killed dozens of people.

"We've arrested the ferry's owner for murder charges," said RAB spokesman Commander Khandker Al Moin.

On Sunday, a marine court in Dhaka issued arrest warrants against eight persons,