The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Gaibandha

The head of Dr Mofakkharul Ahmed, Register of Surgery Department of Bangladesh Medical College in Dhaka, was recovered from a banana grove near Bagmara bridge on Palashbari-Ghorashal road under Palashbari upazila of the Gaibandha district yesterday morning.

Police said Dr Mofakkharul Ahmed, who hailed from Lakkhipur village under Sahapara union of Gaibandha Sadar upazila, was killed by his driver Saiful Islam and cousin Firoz at his Dhanmondi residence in Dhaka on January 10.

After murdering him with sharp weapon, according to police, the killers cut Dr Mofakkhar's body into three pieces, put them into a sack and Firoz carried it to Palashbari from Dhaka on January 11.

Later, Frioz took the body to Bagmara, dug a hole in the banana grove and concealed it there in cooperation with Balu Miah of Shimultali village of the upazila. Later, they threw away other two parts of Dr. Mofakkhar's body into the river Karotoa at Ghoraghat area.

As Dr. Mofakkhar was not returning home, a general diary was filed with Dhanmondi thana in Dhaka on January 10. Later, police arrested Firoz in Dhaka on January 17 and following his confessional statement Balu Miah was also caught from Shimultali village yesterday.

On the basis of their confessional statements, Police recovered the head of Dr. Mofakkhar and sent it for autopsy.

Earlier, his beheaded body was recovered from the river Karotoa at Fulhar area of Gobindaganj upazila in the district on Jan 16.