Three ex-RAB officers produced before court

NARAYANGANJ, June 30 (UNB): Three former officers of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Lt Col Tareque Sayeed Mohammad, Major Arif Hossain and Lt Commander MM Rana-along with 10 others arrested in connection with the seven murders were produced before a local court Monday.
They were produced before the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate AHM Shafiqul in the case filed by Selina Islam, wife of slain Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam, said court police Inspector Habibur Rahman.
After the day's proceedings, the court fixed August 20 for next hearing in the case filed for killing Nazrul and his three associates and driver.
Inspector Mainur Rahman of the district Special Branch of police said the arrested would be produced before the court in the two cases, filed in connection with the killings of seven people, at a time during next hearing.
Bijoy Paul, son-in-law of slain lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarker, filed the other case for killing the lawyer and his driver.
On April 27, Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam, his three associates and driver were abducted by miscreants from Fatullah area of Narayanganj. Senior lawyer at district Judge's Court Chandan Kumar Sarker and his driver were also abducted on their way to capital Dhaka.
Three days into their abduction, the bodies of six people, including that of Nazrul and Chandan Kumar, were recovered from the Shitalakhya River on April 30. Besides, the following day, the body of Jahangir, car driver of Nazrul Islam, was recovered from the river.