Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the Narayanganj abduction case, was under surveillance, but went into hiding at one stage, State Minister for Home Assaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Sunday.”Nur Hossain and his close relatives had been under the watch of the law-enforcing agencies, but he went into hiding at one stage…the law enforcers are trying to hunt him down,” he told reporters after a meeting on river route security.Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan and senior officials concerned were present at the meeting held at the Home Ministry with Asaduzzaman in the chair.Nur Hossian, a Narayanganj city Awami League leader and also a councilor, is the prime accused in the case filed in connection with the abduction and killing of city panel mayor Nazrul Islam and his four associates. On April 27, Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam, his three associates and driver were abducted by miscreants from Fatullah area of the city. Hours after their abduction, senior lawyer at district Judge’s Court 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 and Dhaleshwari rivers on April 30. Another body, believed to be of Jahangir, the car driver of Nazrul Islam, was recovered from the Shitalakhya River on May 1. About government’s initiatives after the abduction spree in Narayanganj, the junior said the Superintendent of Police (SP) and the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the district, the Commanding officer of RAB-11 and two other police officers have been withdrawn at the Prime Minister’s directive.Talking tough against abductors, Asaduzzaman said, “Those involved in the incidents will be brought to justice. More officials of the local administration will be withdrawn, if necessary.”He said action will be taken against members of the law-enforcing agencies if they are found involved in the abductions.Asked whether he himself was concerned about the repeated incidents of abduction in the country, especially in Narayanganj, Asaduzzaman said, “There’s nothing to be worried as the members of law-enforcing agencies have been working on it.”
