A government probe body, formed as per a High Court directive, yesterday questioned Dhaka Range Police DIG Mahfuzul Haque Nuruzzaman in connection with Narayanganj seven murders.
The questioning lasted from 2:30pm-4pm in the Secretariat office of the chief of the probe body.
The seven-member committee, led by Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration Shahjahan Ali Mollah, comprises of representatives from the Home, Law and Public Administration Ministries.
Nuruzzaman later told reporters: “They asked me about the actions and directives I took as the supervising officer of the law enforcement agency. I have told them everything I know.
“The probe body also wanted to know my suggestions and recommendations for preventing such incidents.”
Meanwhile, the probe body chief Shahjahan Ali Mollah told reporters: “He told us in detail. We will examine the information that he has provided us,” he added.
Saying that more time will be required to conclude the probe report despite having sufficient information, he also added: “It is a critical and sensational cases. So, we are moving forward slowly. We are getting new information at every step of the investigation. So, we will seek four weeks more after submitting our progress report on September 9.”
The investigators are also set to question Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Zillar Rahman at 10.30am Tuesday this week regarding the case.
Meanwhile, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told the media yesterday that the prime accused of the case, Nur Hossain, will be brought back from the Indian city of Kolkata soon as the government has already began the process in this regard.
“Nur Hossain will be brought back to the country. You will see that soon because the government is serious about his repatriation.”
Earlier, Nur Hossain was arrested by Kolkata police for illegally entering India.
“The meeting of home secretaries of Bangladesh and India will begin from September 2 in Dhaka. The issue of Nur’s repatriation tops the list of discussions from the Bangladesh side, he added.
“A legal process needs to be completed to get him back to Bangladesh. We are trying to complete the process. We can get him back even after his conviction in the illegal entrance case. He will be brought back soon without any condition.”
When asked if the condition of repatriation will be an exchange of prisoners, he said: “India did not request us to return any prisoner in exchange of Nur Hossain. So, despite having an extradition treaty between the two friendly countries, there is no question of exchanging prisoners.”
On May 6, as per the High Court directive, the public administration ministry formed a seven-member probe body to investigate the abduction and killing of the seven people in Narayanganj.
Narayanganj City Corporation panel mayor Nazrul Islam and noted lawyer Chandan Sarker, along with five others, were abducted on April 27. Later, their bodies were found floating in River Shitalakkhya on April 30.
Nazrul’s wife filed an abduction case against Nur and four others on April 28.
