Father-in-law of slain panel mayor Nazrul gives testimony

A Narayanganj court yesterday recorded testimony of witness Shahidul Islam, father-in-law of slain panel mayor Nazrul Islam, in two cases filed over sensational seven-murder.

District and Sessions Judge Syed Enayet Hossain started recording of the testimony around 10:30am, said Public Prosecutor Wazed Ali Khokon.

Earlier in the morning, law enforcers produced 23 charge-sheeted accused, including three sacked Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) officials, before the court amid tight security.

On Monday, Senior Judicial Magistrate Begum Chadni Rupom and Mizanur Rahman, brother of slain Moniruzzaman Swapan, gave testimonies before the court.

Earlier, nine persons, including Senior Judicial Magistrate KM Mohiuddin and complainants of the two cases, gave testimonies. Seven people, including Narayanganj city corporation panel mayor Nazrul Islam and senior lawyer Chandan Sarkar, were abducted from the Dhaka-Narayanganj Link Road on April 27, 2014. Their bodies were found floating in the Shitalakkhya river a few days later.

The District and Sessions Judge's Court on February 8 this year, framed charges against 35 people, including Nur Hossain and three sacked Rab officials, in the cases. Of them, 12 are still on the run.