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Abductions, killings

Ctg professionals demand army deployment

Staff Correspondent, Ctg
Leaders of different professional forums yesterday called for army deployment in Chittagong to check the law and order downslide at a meeting held after the killing of a businessman and abduction of another still to be rescued.
The meeting, organised by Chittagong Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (CCCI), also called for a CCCI-led anticrime campaign to build awareness among people.
The participants of the meeting emphasised bringing criminals to book. Without proper trial and punishment of criminals, it is not possible to fight crime, the speakers said.
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contain crime and purge political parties of armed cadres. The parties should stop sheltering criminals, they said.
Chaired by CCCI President Amir Humayun Mahmud Chowdhury, the meeting was addressed by, among others, Prof Anwarul Azim Arif, Vicechancellor of Premier University Dr Badiul Alam, ex-pro VC of Chittagong University Prof Syeda Nurjahan Bhuiyan and General Secretary of Chittagong unit of Bangladesh Medical Association FerdousAhmed.
Meanwhile, a human chain was formed in the port city yesterday, demanding immediate rescue of magnate and BNP leader Jamal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury.
Chattagram Nagorik Forum, a proBNP platform, formed the human chain at the District Council premises at Laldighi Moidan at 3:00pm and rallied for the same demand in a procession as part of its four-day programme including a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Chittagong on August 21.
Speakers at a rally staged by the same forum strongly criticised the administration for its failure in rescuing Jamal, also a former senior vicepresident of Chittagong (south) district unit of the BNP even 23 days after his kidnap.
They claimed that the administration knew the identity of the abductors and alleged that the failure of the rescue operation was indicative of a foul play by dishonest officials.
Forum Convenor Kabir Chowdhury chaired the rally addressed by, among others, Chittagong University Teachers' Association President ANM Munir Ahmed, South Chittagong BNP Senior Vice-president Mosharraf Hossain, General Secretary Shahidul Alam Bulbul and Joint Secretary Professor Sheikh Md Mohiuddin.
As the businessman, abducted on July 24, could not be rescued until yesterday, the family members now fear the worst. A relative of Jamal told The Daily Star that the last phone call came from his cellphone last week and was made by someone else.
The people close to Jamal believe the abduction was the result of political rivalry and alleged an influential leader of the rival group masterminded the abduction.
Another millionaire businessman Rezaur Rahman Zakir was abducted on August 11 and his bullet-riddled body was found in Boalkhali upazila on August 12.
Police interrogated five arrestees on remand at the Boalkhali Police Station yesterday for clues to the crime.