Missing NSU students, youths may have militant links: Police

Law enforcement agencies suspect that the four youths who have gone missing, including two students of North South University (NSU), have militant links. They also say that the youths might have left their homes to take military training under the supervision of trainers at some militants’ den or the other in the country.
On December 1, Safayet Hossain, Jayen Hossain Khan Pavel (both students of NSU), Sujon, an employee of a private firm, and Mehedi, went missing from Banani area. They are all friends and aged between 22 and 25 years. Rasel Khan, father of Pavel, lodged a general diary with Banani police station.
According to family sources, Safayet and Pavel went to a restaurant near Northern University. Later they were joined by Sujon. They came out of the restaurant and have been missing since then.
Later, family members of the three youths came to know that another friend of theirs, named Mehedi, had also gone missing.
Additional deputy police commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Detective Branch¬–North), Md Shajahan Shaju, told this correspondent that of the four missing youths, Safayet was definitely a militant. He, however, did not comment on the three others.
Another senior officer of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Detective Branch) said, “After analysing their backgrounds, especially of Safayet, we primarily suspect that the missing youths might have left their homes to join a militants’ group.”
A senior officer of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit said, “Militants usually leave homes either at the beginning of a month or at the end of a month. These youths left their homes on December 1. This perhaps indicates that they have links with militants.”
Talking to The Independent, Commander Mufti Mahmud Khan, the director of the Rapid Action Battalion’s (RAB’s) legal and media wing, said: “Till now we’ve received a complaint from the family members of one youth. We’re trying to trace them as soon as possible.” Inspector Ohiduzzaman Khan, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Banani police station, said: “We’ve started the investigation keeping in mind all aspects.”

Missing NSU students, youths may have militant links: Police

Law enforcement agencies suspect that the four youths who have gone missing, including two students of North South University (NSU), have militant links. They also say that the youths might have left their homes to take military training under the supervision of trainers at some militants den or the other in the country. On December 1, Safayet Hossain, Jayen Hossain Khan Pavel (both students of NSU), Sujon, an employee of a private firm, and Mehedi, went missing from Banani area. They are all friends and aged between 22 and 25 years. Rasel Khan, father of Pavel, lodged a general diary with Banani police station. According to family sources, Safayet and Pavel went to a restaurant near Northern University. Later they were joined by Sujon. They came out of the restaurant and have been missing since then. Later, family members of the three youths came to know that another friend of theirs, named Mehedi, had also gone missing. Additional deputy police commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Detective BranchNorth), Md Shajahan Shaju, told this correspondent that of the four missing youths, Safayet was definitely a militant. He, however, did not comment on the three others. Another senior officer of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Detective Branch) said, After analysing their backgrounds, especially of Safayet, we primarily suspect that the missing youths might have left their homes to join a militants group. A senior officer of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit said, Militants usually leave homes either at the beginning of a month or at the end of a month. These youths left their homes on December 1. This perhaps indicates that they have links with militants. Talking to The Independent, Commander Mufti Mahmud Khan, the director of the Rapid Action Battalions (RABs) legal and media wing, said: Till now weve received a complaint from the family members of one youth. Were trying to trace them as soon as possible. Inspector Ohiduzzaman Khan, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Banani police station, said: Weve started the investigation keeping in mind all aspects.