DCC commissioners press for judicial probe

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DCC ward commissioners continue to press for a formal judicial enquiry into the death of fellow commissioner Qayyum Khan, reports bdnews24.com.
At the 12th general meeting of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), held at Nagar Bhaban Thursday, Dhaka mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka termed the arrest of Qayyum "surprising".
Mayor Khoka said: "Qayyum was an honest and dedicated social worker."
"Qayyum's arrest was a surprise to me from the very beginning."
"We'll urge the government through the local government ministry to form a comprehensive probe committee with members both from the judiciary and the administration," he said.
The city's ward commissioners expressing concern about the controversial circumstances surrounding Qayyum's death, have been demanding a judicial probe into the incident.