The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Nayem Ahmed yesterday said police is trying to nab former BNP minister MK Anwar who went into hiding before Sunday night's raid in his residence.

"Efforts to arrest MK Anwar are going on," he said at

the Rajarbagh Police Lines Auditorium in the city after attending the monthly crime-review meeting.

"We will submit report to the court by May 22 according to the law, as the court has issued arrest warrants and ordered the authorities to produce the 'absconding' accused persons on the day," said the DMP Commissioner.

After getting the arrest warrant against Anwar, New Market Thana personnel raided his city residence in Elephant Road area but could not arrest him as he escaped from his house.

"We'll do everything under the legal process in this regard," said Nayem.

While replying to a question on asking why police delayed in arresting chargesheeted ex-ministers in GATCO case despite having the arrest warrant in hand, the DMP Commissioner replied that they could not get the arrest warrants against them in time for public holiday, but finally they were arrested.

On May 15, a Dhaka Court issued arrest warrants against 12 high-profile politicians, including former ministers M Saifur Rahman, Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, Matiur Rahman Nizami, MK Anwar, M Shamsul Islam and Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, in the GATCO scam case mentioning them as absconders.