Maya skips cabinet meeting
Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya
The absence of the minister in the meeting became an issue of discussion among the officials in the Secretariat, according to the Bangla daily.
The minister also did not attend his office today though he has been learnt to be staying in Dhaka, according to sources in the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry.
After allegations raised by Shahidul Islam, the father-in-law of Narayanganj city panel mayor Nazrul Islam who was among the seven victims, that some Rab-11 men killed him in exchange of Tk 6 crore, some newspapers reported that Maya's son Dipu Chowdhury brokered the deal with Rab-11 commanding officer and his brother-in-law Tareque Sayeed Mohammad.
Shahidul alleged that Siddhirganj thana Awami League leader Nur Hossain and a few others paid Rab the money in exchange for abducting and killing them.
Tareque and two other Rab officers have been withdrawn and attached to the Log Area following the allegations.
Meanwhile, Maya claimed on Friday that none of his family members had any link with the accused in the case filed for the abduction and murder of seven persons in Narayanganj.
In the statement, on the minister's official letterhead, Maya said the media reports linking his family to the seven-murder "saddened" him and "defamed" his family.
"I believe that the truth will definitely come out through investigation. But I would like to state boldly that none of my family had ever been linked or involved in any business dealings, connection or communications with any of the accused in the murder case," the statement read.
AL Advisory Council Member Suranjit Sengupta said yesterday that the prime minister had taken a firm stance on the issue and those responsible, irrespective of their party affiliation and influence, would not be spared.
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