Eminent citizens of the country on Saturday urged the interim government for the speedy trial of the murder case of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi, who was found dead two days after he was allegedly abducted 11 years back.
They made the demand at a roundtable discussion organised by Santras Nirmul Taqi Mancha at the National Press Club in the capital.
Taqi鈥檚 father Rafiur Rabbi said that two murder suspects, including Sawkat Bhramar, made statements before a court on November 12, 2013, where they alleged that Ajmeri Osman, a son of the late Jatiya Party lawmaker Nasim Osman and nephew of the former Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman planned and executed the murder.
In the programme, he alleged that investigation was stalled allegedly due to the inference of the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
鈥楾he administration expressed incompetence in the investigation process of the case as the Osman family of Narayanganj was involved in the murder,鈥� he said, alleging that Hasina deliberately supported the killers of Taqi.聽
Former Jahangirnagar University economics professor Anu Muhammad demanded to ensure fair trial for all the killings, including Taqi, journalists couple Sagar-Runi and college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu on priority basis.
鈥楨xemplary punishment should be ensured to the people involved in these murders otherwise, it will not be possible to prevent the recurrence of these incidents,鈥� he said.
Supreme Court lawyer Jyotirmoy Barua said that the justice and governance systems had weakened in the past 15 years during the Awami Leaue regime.
He said that the interim government should focus on how to straighten that weak justice system to regain the trust of the people of the country.
Speakers also said that as the Sheikh Hasina-led authoritarian government stepped down on August 5 amid student-led mass uprising, it was high time and necessary to ensure justice for Taqi鈥檚 family.
Almost a year after Taqi鈥檚 brutal murder, the draft of a Rapid Action Battalion probe report got leaked in the media, revealing the involvement of 11 people, including Ajmeri Osman, in the killing.
According to the probe findings, Ajmeri not only masterminded the murder of the bright teenage boy in Narayanganj, but also directly took part in it.
Directed by him, his accomplices followed Taqi and forcefully took him to his 鈥榯orture centre鈥� at the Winner Fashion on Allama Iqbal Road on March 6, 2013.
Later that night, Ajmeri and his cohorts beat and strangled the 17-year-old boy to death. His body was then put into a sack and taken to Charargop area in Ajmeri鈥檚 car.
On March 7, the killers took the body to Kumudini Jora Khal in a boat and dumped it in the Sitalakhya River between 1:00am and 1:30am.
Taqi鈥檚 body was recovered from the river the next day, according to the findings, reported by various media outlets.
On June 20, 2013, the home ministry handed the case to the RAB upon a High Court order, following an appeal by Rafiur Rabbi.
