Shamim Osman, Ivy face questioning today

A government investigation committee has said it will interrogate Narayanganj's local MP Shamim Osman and city Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy in connection with the abduction and murders of 7 people, including Narayanganj City Corporation's councillor Nazrul Islam and senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarkar. Probe body member secretary and public administration ministry’s Deputy Secretary Abul Kashem Md Mohiuddin said the questioning will take place in a room of the ministry’s Additional Secretary Shahjahan Ali Molla in Secretariat in Dhaka today (Monday). Ivy will be questioned at 10:00am and Shamim Osman at 11:30am, said Mohiuddin. Slain councilor Nazrul Islam’s relatives claimed RAB personnel had carried out the abduction and murders for Tk 60 million that they received from prime suspect Nur Hossain, another NCC councillor. So far, the investigation committee has questioned more than 350 people. That includes top RAB officials. RAB’s Additional Director General Col Ziaul Ahsan was questioned by the committee after allegations were raised that he had prior knowledge of the crime, according to a news agency.