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Vol. 5 Num 480 Sat. October 01, 2005  
   
National


Abducted brick field owner yet to be rescued


A brick field owner in Manikganj, abducted seven days ago from Uttara in the capital, is yet to be rescued.

The victim is Meer Delwar Hossain, 42, owner of Meer Bricks in Manikgonj.

His brother Meer Selim Hossain filed a case with Uttara thana on Tuesday, accusing three persons-- Iqbal Sazzad, Ferdous and Awlad Hossain.

According to case, Iqbal Sazzad, owner of Shrestha Housing Project in Dhaka, purchased bricks worth Tk 2,68,000 from Meer Bricks on credit three years back. Delwar had been demanding the money for long.

On September 22, at around 10:00 pm, an unidentified man called Delwar to House no. 8, Road No. 24, Sector-7 in Uttara on cell phone to take back the money. Delwar left home at around 11am on September 23 for Dhaka. He reached the house at 1 pm and found there Iqbal Sazzad, Ferdous, Awlad Hossain, Anwar, 20, and Sanwar, 21.

Delwar phoned his brother Meer Selim Hossain at around 4:00pm from the house and said he was waiting there for the money. Delwar is untraced since then.

The victims' family at a press conference at Manikganj Press Club on Thursday demanded Delwar's rescue and arrest of the alleged abductors.