Physicians at the Pangu hospital have askedTipu Sultan to pack up and go home as there was nothing else (hey could do for his treatment in the country'.

Hospital sources said loynal Kazan's men have been pressuring the hospital authorities to dischargeTipu immediately.

A medical board recently recommended that Tipu be sent abroad as his injuries were too grave to be treated here. I Ie stood belter chancesol being able to use his damaged parts should he be treated abroad, but at the moment he can not afford it.

A UNB reporter based in Feni, Tipu was abducted by local godfather and ruling party MP Joynal 1 lazari and his armed men on January' 25 and roughed up. Done, the assailants abandonedTipu for dead.

I lis arms, fingers, ribs and legs broken, Tipu is now passing uncertain daysat the National Orthopaedic Hospital (Pangu Hospital).

Despite assurance from the prime minister there was no development until yesterday to send Tipu overseas for further treatment, which he so desperately needs.

Doctors fear that the young journalist might never be able to resume his profession.

Meanwhile. Feni police have failed to arrest or question anyone about the grievous assault. They said they were sure that the prime accused wcrefalsdy implicated ip ihecase.

Mustak Ahmed. Officer-in-Charge of Feni Sadar thana, told The daily Star that there was no scope for implicating the M P in the case.

Mustak is widely known to be the 'Chief of Staff of Kazan's armed cadres. Tipu says in his compliant thata red car was used in which Hazari was present, but lei me tell you. the incident happened near the thana premises and we know he was not there.

The country may go upside down, we cannot implicate the MP inthiscase." Mustaksaid.

1 Ie said that he was sure (he case has been given a political twist, because those who had filed the case and condemned the attack on the journalist, have also been implicated in a second complaint lodged byTipu.

When asked about the High (3oun directive on the OC, Mustak replied that he officially recorded the case only after the directive. ‘ We have replied to the writ petition and thecaseisnow under investigation."

"None of (he witnesses in this case is coming forward, said (he OC.

1 ipu has appealed to all to come forward to help him save his arms, and let him resume his professii in