N\\\'ganj murders : 2 ex-RAB men on 5-day remand after arrest

NARAYANGANJ, May 17 (UNB): A court here placed on Saturday two ex-RAB officials, arrested for their alleged involvement in the sensational Naryanganj seven murders, on a five-day remand each.
They are former Lt Col Tareque Sayeed Mohammad and ex-Major Arif Hossain.
Tareque who was the commanding officer of RAB-11 when the abductions and killings took place is the son-in-law of Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya.
Senior Judicial Magistrate Chandni Rupam passed the order after police produced them before the court seeking a 10-day remand.
Later, they were taken to the Narayanganj police lines.
Earlier in the morning, two of the three ex-RAB officials were arrested from Dhaka Cantonment area for their alleged involvement in the killing of seven people, including Narayanganj city panel mayor Nazrul Islam and senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarker.
However, another accused former Lt Commander of Bangladesh Navy MM Rana still remains at large.
The three RAB officials were earlier sent on forced retirement following the allegations of their involvement in the abduction and killing of the seven people.
Following the seven murders, Shahidul Islam alias Shahid chairman, father-in-law of slain city panel mayor Nazrul Islam, alleged that some RAB men killed Nazrul in exchange for Tk 60 million from city councillor Nur Hossain and other suspects.
Earlier, the High Court (HC), following a writ petition, issued a rule asking the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for taking immediate steps to arrest the trio dismissed RAB officials.
In compliance with another HC order, a seven-member probe body was formed by the Public Administration Ministry, headed by its additional secretary Md Shahjahan Ali Mollah, The committee is now investigating the incident holding public hearings.
The Narayanganj incident has caused a serious embarrassment to the ruling Awami League as Tareque Mohammad is the son-in-law of Minister Maya.
Besides, some media reported that Maya's son Dipu Chowdhury brokered the deal between suspected RAB members and the masterminds of the tragedy.
Meanwhile, another report adds: The committee probing the brutal murders of seven people in Narayanganj recorded the statements of 200 people during the third session of the public hearing on Saturday.