'Killers threaten Ananda's family'

Eight months into the murder, the killers of businessman Ananda Barmon are yet to be arrested.

The victim's wife Kalpona Rani said, "Police seem reluctant to arrest the killers as they are cohorts of a local Awami League leader. We the family members are passing days in fear of fresh attack on us."

Ananda Barmon, 47, son of late Dakkhina Chandra Barmon of Banderkura village in Kaliganj upazila, was strangled to death over a land dispute on May 20 last year. And his body was dumped in a cowshed.

Police later arrested Bulbuli Bewa, 38, owner of the cowshed, in connection with the incident.

A murder case was filed with Kaliganj Police Station, accusing six people, said Officer-in-Charge Maqbul Hossain.

The accused are Bulbuli Bewa, Abdul Matin, 65, his sons Selim Hossain, 32, and Mostafizar Rahman, 45, and Mazibar Rahman, 67, and his son Zahurul Islam, 40, of the village.

The victim's wife said as the killers continued threatening them to withdraw the case, she along with her two daughters and son took shelter at a relative's house in the town.

 The OC said the case was transferred to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in September, and it is under CID's investigation.

CID's Sub-Inspector Amendranath Roy said they are trying their best to arrest the accused.