Law and order in Narayanganj has deteriorated alarmingly as a total of 24 people were killed in 41 days, spanning from June 1 till July 11.
In an effort to overhaul the local administration, eighty-one officials were transferred following the sensational murder of seven people in the district but crimes, including killing, mugging and drug peddling, show no signs of abating.
Drugs led to the murder of four people in the 41-day period.
Abdur Rahman, general secretary of Narayanganj Nagorik Committee, said although there was a lull in the activities of Nur Hossain’s men following the seven murders, other top criminals in the area remain in full swing.
“The subordinates of these criminals are involved in land occupation, mugging, drug peddling and other crimes. As justice was not delivered in the murder of Tawki, it led to a culture of injustice in the district which is why killings continue unabated,” he added.
On June 3, police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified woman from the bank of Brahmaputra river in Baluchar. She had injuries on her head.
In the early hours of June 7, police recovered the body of Anwar Hossain, 38, from Mirkutirseo area of Murapara union. He was a resident of Barpa area in the upazila.
The tied-up body of a 42-year-old unidentified woman was recovered from a half-built building on June 11. Another body of a 53-year-old woman, Jahura Khatun, was recovered from Gutiabo area on the same day.
Khandakar Mahid Uddin, superintendent of Narayanganj police, refused to comment on the rise in crimes, though he said earlier that he would reestablish peace in the district by taking measures to improve the situation.
