A three-member committee has been formed to probe into the incident of setting 12 buses on fire in Goalchamte of Faridpur.
A three-member committee has been formed to probe into the incident of setting 12 buses owned by former Awami League leader Sajjad Hossain Barkat and his brother Imtiaz Hossain Rubel on fire in Goalchamte of Faridpur.
The committee has been asked to submit the report within five working days.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Investigation) Md Imdad Hossain has been made the head of the committee. The other two members are Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle) Sumon Ranjan Sarkar and Additional Superintendent of Police (DSB) Helaluddin.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Dhaka seized a total of 22 buses as evidence in a money laundering case. The district police is in charge of maintaining the seized buses.
Meanwhile, in a meeting on Sunday, District Law and Order Review Committee called for prompt justice for those involved in this incident, saying this incident has deteriorated the district's law and order.
Faridpur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Atul Sarkar presided over the meeting.
ASP Sumon said that they were questioning a security guard Sheikh Md Ali, who used to look after the seized buses. “Steps will be taken after we arrest the culprits when they are identified,” he added.
On Saturday, at least 12 buses of “South Line Paribahan” were set on fire by unidentified miscreants at the terminal in Goalchamte of Faridpur town around 1:30am.
All the buses owned by former Awami League leader Sajjad Hossain Barkat and his brother Imtiaz Hossain Rubel had been kept at the terminal since their seizure by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in June 2020.
On information, fire tenders rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze.
The incident occurred only a couple of days after the arrest of Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, brother of former LGRD minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, in a case filed over laundering of Tk2,000 crore.
Suraiya Parveen, wife of Barkat, said that a local court had ordered the seizure of 55 vehicles owned by Barkat-Rubel on February 25, 2020.
On March 3 last year, the CID filed charge sheet against 10 people, including Barkat, Rubel and Babar in the money laundering case.