No headway in 4 yrs in Sylhet cinema blasts

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) could not unearth clues to the bomb blasts that took place simultaneously at two cinema halls in Sylhet city on this day four years ago.
The CID could not even arrest any of the masterminds behind the incidents that left a boy dead and 15 others injured.
The blasts took place at Rangmahal Cinema at Bandarbazar and at Monika Cinema in Bagbari area at around 9:00pm on August 5, 2004.
Twelve-year-old Shahed, son of day labourer Anwar Hossain of Zaintapur upazila, died at the entrance of Rangmahal Cinema while 10 others sustained injuries. The other blast incident occurred at Monika Cinema at the same time, leaving five people injured.
Besides, an unexploded bomb was recovered from Abokash Cinema in the city soon after the incident. Bomb experts of Bangla-desh army from the capital reached Sylhet the following day and defused the bomb at Luckatoora Golf Club.
Sub-Inspector Mokhlesur Rahman of Bandarbazar police outpost filed a case in connection with the Rangmahal blast. Shahed and 12 others were made accused in the case. He suspected Shahed as bomb carrier.
Police arrested injured Soleman Ali Khan of Chhatiain under Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district in connection with Monika Cinema blast. Sub-Inspector Morshed of Kotwali Police Station filed the case under Explosives Substances Act accusing Soleman and one Masum Ahmed. Police also arrested one Akhtar Hossain in the city's Bhatalia area.
A team of the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) later took the three to the capital and quizzed them there. But the team failed to get any clue. Later, the CID took up the investigation and ASP Munshi Atiqur Rahman was made the investigation officer of the case.
As he went into retirement, Inspector Zobayer replaced him and submitted a charg sheet against the lone accused Soleman.
After investigation into Rangmahal Cinema blast, Zobayer gave a final report making Shahed as the lone accused in the case. He dropped the names of 12 others as their involvement in the blast was not found.
Zobayer, now serving as the officer- in- charge of Osmaninagar Police Station, told The Daily Star yesterday that they could not go ahead with the investigation as the bomb carrier Shahed died in the blast.