Quader asks IGP to contact PM over Abrar murder
Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said that he had asked the inspector general of police to have a talk with the prime minister for getting necessary instructions over the killing of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology student Abrar Fahad.
He said that he gave the instruction when the IGP called him over phone after the incident.
At a press conference at his ministry on contemporary issues, Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, said that there was no ground for killing an individual for his difference of opinion.
An investigation would be conducted into the murder and actions taken against anyone found responsible for the crime, he assured.
A second-year student of electrical and electronic engineering at the university, Abrar was beaten to death early Monday in Sher-e-Bangla Hall, where he lived.
He was found dead sometime after members of the Awami League-backed student body, Bangladesh Chhatra League, allegedly picked him up for interrogation suspecting his involvement with the pro-Jamaat-e-Islami student organisation, Bangladesh Chhatra Shibir.
About the ongoing ‘correction drive’ the minister said that people involved in crime or corruption would be brought to justice if the allegations against them were backed by evidence.
‘A person cannot be arrested on the basis of mere accusations,’ he said responding to a question.
He said that the suspected wrongdoers would be scrutinised and if evidence was found about someone’s involvement in any criminal activity he or she would not be spared.
‘The drive against drug, tender manipulation and corruption will continue. The culprits will be punished as per law . . . the law will take its own course,’ he added.
Asked about the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s remark that Juba League leaders were arrested on Sunday in order to hide the failure of the prime minister during her India visit, Quader said that the two countries now enjoyed very friendly relations as they meanwhile resolved several outstanding issues.
‘A Teesta River agreement is also expected to be signed soon,’ he went on.
He said that ‘give-and-take’ is a usual practice in friendship.
News Courtesy: www.newagebd.net
