Missing teachers' family worried over cop probe

The family of Shafiqul Islam, a 32-year-old school teacher who has been missing for last four months, yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with police investigation.

At a press conference at Jatiya Press Club in the capital, Shafiqul's father Tofazzal Hossain, a resident of Dhamrai's Balitha village, said Shafiqul on July 5 set out for his Dhamrai Hardinge High School and College and did not return.

Prior to that, their neighbour Alamgir, son of Abu Sayed, and his family had threatened them with dire consequences over a land dispute, he added.

Later, Shafiqul's family held one Jasim, who used to answer on Shafiqul's cellphone, and handed him over to Dhamrai police. Police also arrested Alamgir but could not make further headway in the case. Meanwhile, three investigation officers of the case have been changed.

Officer-in-Charge of Dhamrai Police Station, Rezaul Haque, said it is a difficult case and according to his suspicion Shafiqul himself went into hiding.

Inspector Bishnubrata Mallick of Dhaka district Criminal Investigation Department, who is investigating the case now, said he took the case about 15 days ago and served notices to some suspects for quizzing. Remand prayers for Alamgir and Jasim have also been submitted to a court.