Police are searching for Shahadat Hossain, a 43-year-old Bangladeshi national accused of perpetrating a triple homicide in Rome's Casalotti after he reportedly vanished following the killings on Jun 26, according to Italian media outlets, reports bdnews24.com.
Hossain is suspected of murdering Kamal Uddin, his wife Jahan Momotaj, and their eight-year-old daughter Alowa with a cleaver in their apartment on the evening of Jun 26.
The Flying Squad has received seventy reports since releasing his photograph, but none have yielded concrete leads despite extensive verification.
Law-enforcing agencies are patrolling exit points across the country and monitoring farmhouses in the countryside surrounding Casalotti, as well as in Ciociaria.
Officers are also checking waterways, including the Tiber, as authorities have not ruled out the possibility that Hossain took his own life in the hours following the crime.
The investigation has expanded across borders, with searches being conducted primarily in England, where Hossain lived until last year and where his wife, from whom he is reportedly separated, and his children remain.
On Jun 26, the day of the massacre, Hossain had obtained a residence permit from Frosinone police headquarters.
Political Involvement Under Scrutiny
Investigators are now focusing significantly on Hossain's connections within Rome's Bangladeshi community and his prominent role within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh's main nationalist party.
Italian media outlet Il Messaggero says that Hossain reportedly was an active member and "joint general secretary" of the Rome section of the BNP, regularly appearing at rallies, conferences, and demonstrations.
Numerous images and videos circulating among the community portray him speaking from stages, sitting alongside party leaders, and engaging with well-known figures from the Bangladeshi diaspora in Italy.
In a social media post published in January 2025, Hossain proudly displayed a list of names of members of the Rome section of the BNP, including his own designation as joint general secretary.
He described his role with pride as "engaging in politics among his compatriots in the Bangladeshi diaspora."
Police are interviewing those who shared his political activism to determine if anyone may have helped him escape, Il Messaggero says.
