Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with other ministers at cabinet meeting on 5 May 2014. Photo: Focus Bangla
Issuing a strong note of warning, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said government would not spare anyone involved in the recent seven people abduction and killing in Narayanganj.
“We won’t spare anyone involved in the seven people abduction and killing in Narayanganj, no matter how powerful the person is,” the prime minister told the weekly cabinet meeting.
The prime minister told the meeting that the government is pursuing a strong stance to find out the real culprits. “We’re firm to find out the culprits. We won’t leave any stone unturned,” she said.
Hasina asked the cabinet members to remain watchful about the matter and work sincerely.
Abduction and killing in Narayanganj
Miscreants at Fatullah in the city on 27 April abducted Narayanganj city councillor Nazrul Islam, his three associates and driver.
Hours after their abduction, district judge court senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarker and his driver were also abducted on their way to Dhaka.
Three days into their abduction, the six people’s bodies, including that of Nazrul and Chandan Kumar, were recovered on the river Shitalakhya and Dhaleshwari on 30 April.
Another body, believed to be of Jahangir, the car driver of Nazrul Islam, was recovered in the river Shitalakhya on 1 May.
She directed the law enforcement agencies to arrest the culprits as soon as possible.
Lawenforcers steps
Meanwhile, the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Monday formed a four-member committee to investigate the alleged involvement of its members in the recent abduction and killing of seven people, including Narayanganj city panel mayor Nazrul Islam.
Nur Hossian, a Narayanganj city Awami League leader and also a councilor, is the prime accused in the case filed in connection with the abduction and killing of city panel mayor Nazrul Islam and his four associates, but he has gone into hiding despite the close watch of the intelligence agencies.
State minister for home Assaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said Nur Hossain was under a strong surveillance, but he went into hiding.
Source: Prothom Alo
