Take steps to bring back Nur, court tells govt

A court in Narayanganj has ordered the home and the foreign affairs ministries to take steps for bringing back Nur Hossain, the prime suspect in 7-murder case, from India through the Interpol. The order which was issued by Chief Judicial Magistrate Chandni Rupam on Sunday reached officer-in-charge of the Detective Branch of police, Narayanganj, Mamunur Rashid Mondol, also the investigation officer of the case, on Tuesday, said sub-inspector Ashrafuzzman of the court police. After the gruesome killing of 7 people, including Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC)'s panel mayor Nazrul Islam and senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarker, in late April, Nur Hossain fled to India. But, Indian police arrested him on June 14 and he has been in Indian jail since then. On April 27, NCC councillor Nazrul Islam, his three associates and driver were abducted from Fatullah in Narayanganj city. A few hours later, senior lawyer at the district Judge’s Court Chandan Kumar Sarker and his driver were also abducted on their way to Dhaka. Three days into their abduction, the bodies of six people, including that of Nazrul and Chandan Kumar, were recovered from Shitalakkha River on April 30. The following day, the body of Jahangir, car driver of Nazrul Islam, was recovered from Dhaleswari River, according to UNB.