A four-member committee by the police headquarters has been formed to investigate the abduction of the two death row militants from a Dhaka court premises.
Police headquarters Assistant Inspector General (Media and PR) Md Manjur Rahman confirmed the matter to Bangla Tribune on Monday.
The head of the committee is DIG (Audit) Police Headquarters Md Aminul Islam while its member secretary is Additional DIG (Crime Metro) Md Hasanuzzaman. The members are CTTC's Dr AHM Kamruzzaman and CID's Special Superintendent of Police (Metro South) Md Anisur Rahman.
The inquiry committee has been directed to submit a full report within the next three working days.
Earlier on Sunday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) formed another investigation committee with DMP's additional commissioner of police as its chairman.
Two convicted murderers of publisher Foisal Arefin Dipon, who are members of the banned militant organization Ansar al-Islam, had escaped from a Dhaka court on Sunday.
The escapees are Md Abu Siddique Sohel alias Sakib alias Sajid alias Shahab and Moinul Hasan Shamim alias Samir alias Sifat alias Imran.