Abduction spree worries eminent citizens

Several distinguished citizens have said they have been shocked and frustrated by abduction spree, especially the recent events in Narayanganj. Cultural personality Nasiruddin Yusuf issued the statement in an e-mail on Friday. “We are shocked and angered by the abduction in broad daylight and brutal murder of Narayanganj City Corporation Panel Mayor Commissioner Nazrul Islam and his four associates and respected lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarker and his driver,” the statement said. The statement was signed by Prof Salahuddin Ahmed, Prof Zillur Rahman Siddiqui, artist Qayyum Chowdhury, Prof Serajul Islam Choudhury, Prof Anisuzzaman, Prof Ajay Ray, human rights activist Sultana Kamal, Dr Sarwar Ali, Ramendu Majumder, Mofidul Hoque, Ataur Rahman, Mamunur Rashid and Nasiruddin Yusuf. Narayanganj City Councillor Nazrul Islam and his four aides, all Awami League leaders and activists, and senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarker and his driver, were abducted from the city’s Adalatparha on Sunday. Their bodies were recovered from Shitalakkha and Dhaleshwari rivers in the last two days. The statement said the failure of the law-enforcing agencies to investigate abduction, rescue victims and arrest criminals had resulted in a sharp rise in the crime, according to a news agency.