Manhunt for Khulna tycoon Tayebur

Mukul and his aide Joy took shelter at the Khulna residence of Tayabur Rahman for four days before fleeing the country after the August 21 grenade attack, police claimed.

Tayebur Rahman, owner of Friends Arcade Market at Jalil Tower in Khulna city went into hiding after Wednesday's serial bomb attacks across the country, police said.

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But sources at the Friends Arcade Markets said Tayebur Rahman could not be traced since August 16. His family members also said they do not know anything about his whereabouts.

Police sources claimed that Tayebur helped Mukul and Joy cross the border through Taluigacha border in Satkhira on the night of August 25 last year.

Makbul Hossain Mukul ahails from Kashempur village in Satkhira Sadar thana. But it is yet to be revealed how Khulna businessman Tayebur came in contact with 'terrorist' Mukul, said to be the prime suspect in the August 21 grenade attacks, said a senior official of KMP.