Case to resume after 8 yrs

Freedom fighter, industrialist and journalist Alauddin was shot dead by miscreants on the night of June 19, 1996 while he was working at the office of Patradut, a local Bangla daily. He was the editor of the daily.

The SC also sent the case to Satkhira District Judge's court for trial.

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After Alauddin's murder, his younger brother SM Nasir Uddin filed a case with Satkhira thana. Police had arrested Juba League activist Saiful Islam from his residence at Sultanpur in the town and recovered the cut rifle used in the murder.

The accused had made a confessional statement before a First Class Magistrate's court at Satkhira and disclosed the murder plan along with names of the persons involved.

The case was transferred to Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

CID ASP Iqbal Hossain, IO of the case, submitted a charge sheet accusing nine people.

The chargesheeted accused are Abdus Sabur of Alipur village, Khalilullah Jhharu and his

two brothers Saifullah Kislu and Momin Ullah Mohon, Eskendar Mirza and Atiar Rahman of Sultanpur, Abul Kalam of Kamalnagar in the town and Nagarghata UP Chairman Abdur Rouf and Safiur Rahman in Tala upazila.

Abdus Sabur, Khalilullah Jhharu, and Abul Kalams surrendered to court on July 26, 1999.

After hearing, the court denied them bail and sent them to jail.

Later, they obtained bail from High Court and were released.

They then filed a writ petition to the High Court praying for quashing the case. The High Court granted the appeal.

But the Attorney General submitted a petition to the Appellate Division against the HC order.

The case will now be tried after eight years.

Alauddin's murder evoked a sharp reaction from all sections of people, who had staged demonstrations for the trial.

Alauddin was an elected a member of Ganoparishad (constituent assembly in 1972), president of Satkhira Chamber of Commerce and Industries and of Satkhira Truck Owners Association.