Public representatives on Saturday placed a nine-point demand to authorities regarding the investigation into the death of the constituency's slain MP Anwarul Azim Anar in India.
All elected representatives of the district’s upazila parishad, municipalities and unions presented the demands at a press conference held in Kaliganj town around 11am.
Kaliganj Upazila Parishad Chairman SM Jahangir Siddique read out the statement on behalf of the public representatives.
The demands include the recovery of the MP’s passport, watch, ring, glasses, and other belongings. Additionally, the latest location of the mobile phones used by MP Anar should be published. Information circulated about the murder must be addressed with accurate details provided, and the weapons used by the killers should be publicly identified.
On Thursday, the Nepalese police arrested one of the key suspects in the murder of the MP. The arrestee is Siam Hossain, who was rumoured to have fled to Kathmandu after the murder.
MP Anar murder: Key suspect Siam arrested in NepalDiplomatic efforts are reportedly underway by the Bangladesh Embassy for Siam's extradition.
Meanwhile, a four-member team from the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) departed for Kathmandu from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 10am on Saturday.
In this regard, DB chief Additional Commissioner Harunor Rashid said they have heard about Siam’s arrest in Nepal.
“Besides, there is a possibility that the other accused have also gone to Nepal after the murder. Considering all aspects, we are going there,” he told reporters at the airport.
The Jhenaidah-4 MP crossed the Darshana-Gede border into India for treatment on May 12. He stayed at his friend Gopal Biswas’s home in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
The following day, he left to see a doctor at noon and was expected to return in the evening. However, a WhatsApp message from his phone to Biswas stated that he went to Delhi instead and would call if necessary.
Since then, he could not be reached by phone. Eventually, the government confirmed his death on May 22, citing Indian police.
