The family members of IT specialist Tanvir Hassan Zoha, who went missing on early Thursday, are in the dark about his fate.
They claimed Zoha, who was reportedly involved in investigation into the Bangladesh Bank digital heist, was abducted from the capital’s Kachukhet around 1am. His wife Kamrun Nahar Chowdhury said the last time she had spoken with her husband was around 11:30pm on Wednesday. Zoha’s mobile phone has been switched off since 12:15am Thursday.
Kamrun told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday: “More than 24 hours have passed but his whereabouts remains unknown. We are worried about him and want him to return home safely.”
She said they had contacted the law enforcers several times but did not get any updates. “We are going to lodge a general diary over the abduction of my nephew,” Zoha’s uncle Mahbubul Alam said.
On Thursday, family members claimed police had refused to register their complaint. When contacted, Bhashantek police station OC Nazrul Islam said: “We are yet to get any formal complaint from Zoha’s family. We will take necessary steps once they lodge a complaint.”
On the other hand, RAB’s Legal and Media Wing Director Mufti Mahmud Khan told the Dhaka Tribune that they did not arrest Zoha. “We are ready to take steps if his family seeks our help,” he said.
On Thursday, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said Zoha might have been arrested over the central bank’s fund heist. At a programme in Dhaka yesterday, he said: “If the law enforcers pick him up, it will be made public within a short time.”