Alleging that Awami League MP Shamim Osman was involved in the sensational seven murders, Santras Nirmul Toki Manch, an anti-terrorist local organisation, on Friday demanded his immediate arrest. “The recorded conversations between Shamim Osman and Nur Hossain over the brutal killings of seven people, including Narayanganj city ward councillor Nazrul Islam and lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarker, have been released through the investigating agency. We came to know through newspaper reports that Shamim Osman had hands in the killing,” Manch convener Rafiur Rabbi and its member secretary Halim Azad said in a joint statement. Observing that Nur Hossain was a creation of Shamim Osman, an MP from Fatullah-Siddhirganj constituency, the statement said, “He turned desperate and became a godfather under his (Shamim’s) patronage. We came to know from newspaper reports that it was Shamim Osman who helped Nur Hossain flee the country.” Claiming that many facts indicate Shamim Osman’s connection with the seven killings, it also said: “We demand that the government immediately arrest and interrogate Shamim Osman and ensure fair trial of the killings.” Meanwhile, a court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the seven-murder case. Senior Judicial Magistrate KM Mahiuddin issued the arrest warrant in the case filed under the Wildlife Conservation Act in connection with the recovery of birds from his house. On April 27, Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam and his three associates and driver were abducted from Fatullah area in Narayanganj city. Hours into their abduction, senior lawyer of the Narayanganj District Judge’s Court, Chandan Kumar Sarker, and his driver were abducted while they were going to capital Dhaka. Three days into their abduction, the bodies of six people, including that of Nazrul and Chandan, were recovered from the Shitalakhya and Dhaleshwari rivers on April 30. Besides, the body of Jahangir, the car driver of Nazrul Islam, was recovered from the Shitalakhya River on May 1. – UNB
