Staff Reporter:
The murder of Mohammad Azizur Rahman Mosabbir, former joint general secretary of the Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal, appears to have stemmed from a business dispute in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar area, according to the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Additional Commissioner (DB) Md Shafiqul Islam shared the details at a press briefing at the DMP Me-dia Centre on Sunday afternoon, outlining the progress of the ongoing investigation.
He said the DB identified those involved in the killing and carried out operations across Dhaka, Gazipur, Mymensingh, Netrokona, Bhairab and Kishoreganj.
During these drives, one of the two gunmen, Jinnat, 24, was arrested along with the alleged main coor-dinator of the attack, Mohammad Billal Hossain. Billal’s uncle, Abdul Kadir, 28, who reportedly helped the suspects flee after the incident, was also taken into custody.
The DB is also investigating reports that Tk 1.5 million was allegedly sent from abroad for the killing.
Besides, authorities are examining a recent human chain staged by Mosabbir against extortion, during which clashes had occurred and a case was filed.
The incident took place last Wednesday around 8pm when gunmen shot Mosabbir in an alley near Hotel Super Star on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue.
Abu Sufian Bepari Masud, general secretary of the Tejgaon Thana Van Workers Union, who was ac-companying Mosabbir, was also injured in the attack.
Mosabbir had previously served as general secretary of Dhaka North Swechchhasebak Dal and joint sec-retary of the party’s central committee.
Following the killing, his wife, Suraiya Begum, filed a case at Tejgaon Police Station against unidenti-fied suspects, stating that Mosabbir had received death threats in recent days.
