N’ganj 7-murder AL leader Bashar put on remand

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UNB, Narayanganj :
A court here on Saturday placed Abul Bashar, a local Awami League leader and aide of Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the seven-murder cases, on a seven-day remand in connection with the multiple killings.
Besides, Raham Ali, another associate of Nur Hossain, made his confessional statement before a
court over the grisly killings.
Narayanganj Senior Judicial Magistrate KM Mohiuddin passed the remand order after police produced Abul Bashar, assistant publicity secretary of Siddhirganj thana unit of Awami League, before his court seeking a 10-day remand.
The same court recorded the confessional statement of Rahman Ali.
On Friday noon, detectives arrested Abul Bashar from Dakkhin Golakanda area in Rupganj upazila of the district while Raham was arrested from Devpur Bazar area in Burichang upazila of Comilla on Monday last.
On April 27 last year, Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam, his three associates and driver were abducted by miscreants from Fatullah area of the city. At the same time, senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarker and his driver were also abducted on their way to capital Dhaka.
Three days into their abduction, the bodies of six people, including that of Nazrul and Chandan Kumar, were recovered from the Shitalakhya River on April 30. The body of Jahangir, car driver of Nazrul Islam, was recovered from the river the following day.
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