The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Six violent criminals have been arrested in connection with the murder of a civil staff of the Bangladesh Army on the Airport Road of the city on July 7 last.

The arrested persons were identified as Sabuj, 20, Kabir Hossain, 20, Rony, 20, Aminul Islam, 20, Shahin, 21 and Billal Gazi, 20.

Police said Md Abdul Latif, 42, son of Md Shafiuddin of village Dhanbari of Tangail district got into the room of his elder brother Mohiuddin at MEM Mess of Dhaka Cantonment. His son Alamgir was scheduled to arrive at Zia International Airport from Oman at about 5:00am on July 7. In order to receive his son from the airport, Latif took Billal Hossain, 40, a roommate of his elder brother and left for the airport at about 3:00am from the Dhaka Cantonment. Both of them boarded on a passenger minibus from the Railgate at Staff Road. At that time, there were four muggers, along with the driver in guise of passengers. Immediately after getting into the minibus, the muggers injured Billal critically penetrating a knife into his throat. They also attacked Latif and injured him critically by hitting on different parts of his body including his belly, chest, throat, nose and face.

Later, the muggers took away two mobile phones from them and pushed them out of the minibus near Moonmoon Kabab Ghar at Airport Road.

At about 3:40am patrol police rescued the critically injured Latif and Billal and took them to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors on duty declared Billal dead and seriously injured Latif was admitted.

The horrific murder of a civil staff of the Bangladesh Army created a widespread hue and cry in the police department.

Under the supervision of Mainul Hasan, DC (DB) and led by ADC, DB (North) Md Asaduzzaman, a team of the detective branch of police was employed to find out the killers. Conducting operations over the last couple of days, the police were succeeded to arrest the culprits from different parts of the city.

DC (DB) Mainul Hasan told journalists that the muggers in guise of passengers had long been committing crimes on the Airport Road. They used to commit the crimes boarding minibuses. The muggers used to target their victims usually after midnight taking advantage of darkness and silence on the Airport Road, he said.