Quader Mirza among 164 sued in murder case

A murder has been filed against 164 people including Basurhat municipality mayor Quader Mirza.

Emdad Hossain alias Raju, younger brother of Alauddin who died on Tuesday during a clash between two factions of Awami League at Basurhat in Noakhali filed the murder case with the court of Noakhali Senior Judicial Magistrate on Sunday.

Noakhali Senior Judicial Magistrate SM Mosleh Udin MIzan took the complaint into cognizance after a hearing.

While talking to the journalists on the court premises, the plaintiff’s counsel Harunur Rashid Howlader said that the court accepted the case and asked to present the National Identity Card of the plaintiff.

Alauddin, an auto-rickshaw driver by profession, went to Basurhat with two passengers on Tuesday night. After dropping off the passengers, Alauddin went to Basurhat Municipality area when the clash ensued.

On February 19, journalist Borhan Uddin Muzakkir, 30, was shot in Companiganj upazila during a clash between the two groups.

Muzakkir died a day later at DMCH.

Quader Mirza, younger brother of Obaidul Quader, has been making comments against corruption and misdeeds committed by AL men in Noakhali and Feni for the last two months.

On several occasions, he even came down heavily on government officials for their alleged involvement with corrupt politicians.