AB Siddique could not be traced 1-day after his abduction

Law enforcers have failed to trace businessman Abu Bakar Siddiqueone day after he was abducted in Narayanganj city. A gang of armed miscreants abducted lawyer-turned entrepreneur Abu Bakar Siddique, husband of Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the chief executive of Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela), at Fatulla in Narayanganj around 2:30pm on Wednesday, when AB Siddique, also the managing director of Hamid Fashion, was returning to Dhaka city by his car. Hamid Fashion, a Narayanganj-based garment factory where AB Siddique is working, is owned by Awami League lawmaker and State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid Bipu. Recently, AB Siddique also set up his own garment factory there. The motive for the abduction remains unclear, but Rizwana Hasan, also a lawyer, said some real estate and ship-breaking companies might have links with it as she filed several cases against them as part of her professional duties. Rizwana, who lodged a complaint with local police station over the incident, said she had filed litigations against many influential people who suffered financial losses. “It (the cases) hurt their interests. They might have links with the abduction of my husband,” the case statement reads. Several police teams raided different places in Demra, Kanchpur and Dhaka to rescue AB Siddique and arrest his abductors but the victim remained untraced till Thursday morning. Authorities have formed a 12-member committee headed by an additional superintendent of Narayanganj police to supervise the rescue operation, according to a news agency.