6 go missing in a week

After four youths, including two North South University students, vanished from the city’s Banani area on December 1, two more youths—one an MBBS student—have gone missing from the Banani and Dhaka Cantonment areas. They were identified as Imran Farhad, 20, and his friend Sayeed Anwar Khan, 18. According to family sources, Imran is doing his MBBS at the Care Medical College. Details about Sayeed could not be immediately known. Family members lodged two separate general diaries with Banani and Cantonment police stations. Al Mamun, cousin of Imran, said: “My cousin is an MBBS first year student at the Care Medical College in the city’s Mohammadpur area. He left home on November 29 and has been missing since then.”
At first, family members tried to trace him at houses of relatives and friends, and then lodged a general diary with Cantonment police station on December 2.
Imran was living with his family at house No. 145/A at Mathikatha, in the Dhaka Cantonment police station area. His father, Asaduzzaman, is a repatriate. Imran was the elder among two brothers and was religious-minded. “But we don’t think he was involved with any militant outfit,” Al Mamun claimed.
Sayeed, who stayed with his family at house No. 6 of road No. 21 in the Banani area, went missing at noon on Monday. His father, Anwar Sadhan Khan, lodged a general diary with Banani police station.
Sayeed was a private university student and his father is a military officer. But The Independent could not independently verify the claims.
Ismail Hossain Khan is the father of Jayen Hossain Khan Pavel, a student of North South University who vanished on December 1, along with his three friends, Safayet Hossain, Sujon, an employee of a private firm, and Mehedi Hasan. Ismail said law enforcement agencies are in touch with them in a bid to trace the missing boys. Replying to another question whether his son’s friend, Safayet Hossain, who too is an NSU student, had radicalised Pavel, he said: “Never. My son is the family’s asset. My whole life’s savings have been kept for him. I even bought a sports car, costing Tk. 50 lakh, for him. Such a person can never join militancy,” he claimed.
The additional deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Detective Branch–North), Md Shajahan Shaju, told this correspondent that along with other law enforcement agencies, the DB was trying to trace the missing youths. “We have collected video footage, where they are seen eating at a restaurant. We are scrutinising the footage. But till now, we have not been able to trace anyone,” he said. A senior officer of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit said: “Militants usually leave homes either at the beginning of the month or at the end. These youths left their homes on December 1. This perhaps indicates that they have links with militants.”

6 go missing in a week

After four youths, including two North South University students, vanished from the citys Banani area on December 1, two more youthsone an MBBS studenthave gone missing from the Banani and Dhaka Cantonment areas. They were identified as Imran Farhad, 20, and his friend Sayeed Anwar Khan, 18. According to family sources, Imran is doing his MBBS at the Care Medical College. Details about Sayeed could not be immediately known. Family members lodged two separate general diaries with Banani and Cantonment police stations. Al Mamun, cousin of Imran, said: My cousin is an MBBS first year student at the Care Medical College in the citys Mohammadpur area. He left home on November 29 and has been missing since then. At first, family members tried to trace him at houses of relatives and friends, and then lodged a general diary with Cantonment police station on December 2. Imran was living with his family at house No. 145/A at Mathikatha, in the Dhaka Cantonment police station area. His father, Asaduzzaman, is a repatriate. Imran was the elder among two brothers and was religious-minded. But we dont think he was involved with any militant outfit, Al Mamun claimed. Sayeed, who stayed with his family at house No. 6 of road No. 21 in the Banani area, went missing at noon on Monday. His father, Anwar Sadhan Khan, lodged a general diary with Banani police station. Sayeed was a private university student and his father is a military officer. But The Independent could not independently verify the claims. Ismail Hossain Khan is the father of Jayen Hossain Khan Pavel, a student of North South University who vanished on December 1, along with his three friends, Safayet Hossain, Sujon, an employee of a private firm, and Mehedi Hasan. Ismail said law enforcement agencies are in touch with them in a bid to trace the missing boys. Replying to another question whether his sons friend, Safayet Hossain, who too is an NSU student, had radicalised Pavel, he said: Never. My son is the familys asset. My whole lifes savings have been kept for him. I even bought a sports car, costing Tk. 50 lakh, for him. Such a person can never join militancy, he claimed. The additional deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Detective BranchNorth), Md Shajahan Shaju, told this correspondent that along with other law enforcement agencies, the DB was trying to trace the missing youths. We have collected video footage, where they are seen eating at a restaurant. We are scrutinising the footage. But till now, we have not been able to trace anyone, he said. A senior officer of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit said: Militants usually leave homes either at the beginning of the month or at the end. These youths left their homes on December 1. This perhaps indicates that they have links with militants.