Shopkeeper Murder

Bangshal traders keep shutters down

28 December 2011, 18:00 PM

Staff Correspondent

Traders in the capital's Bangshal and its adjacent areas kept their shutters down till 2:00pm yesterday, protesting the killing of a shopkeeper by muggers. They also expressed frustration over police reluctance to arrest the killer and recover the looted money worth Tk 10 lakh. A band of muggers looted the amount after shooting Rubel Chowkider, 25, dead and injuring his co-worker Nasir Gazi, 33, Tuesday afternoon. Rubel and Nasir, employees of Iqbal Enterprise at Nazira Bazar, were returning to their business establishment after drawing the amount from a bank at Bangshal, locals said. All the shops and business establishments at Bangshal and its adjacent areas including English Road, Nazira Bazar and North South Road remained closed from morning to 2:00pm yesterday, witnesses said. Iqbal Hossain, owner of Iqbal Enterprise, told The Daily Star that the traders could not bring out processions in protest at the killing due to interference by law enforcers. He also alleged that police are yet to take any step to nab the culprits. Zamir Uddin, officer-in-charge of Bangshal Police Station, however, denied the allegation, saying that they are trying their best to arrest the killers and recover the money. “We have already arrested three suspects from different parts of the capital. We are hopeful of unearthing the mystery behind the killing”, the OC said.