CID still working on Pintu's mobile call list
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday started interrogating Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu in another fresh remand to glean the names of people who contacted him over cellphone during February 25-26 BDR carnage.
Earlier in a remand prayer to a Dhaka court CID mentioned that it had already identified some people from Pintu's cellphone call list but the rest are yet to be identified which requires further interrogation.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mominul Hasan yesterday placed Pintu on a one-day fresh remand against CID's prayer for seven days.
Abdul Kahar Akand, CID's Senior Assistant Superintendent and also the investigation officer of the mutiny case, filed the appeal on June 11. The court did not hear the appeal that day as Pintu was ill.
In the report, Kahar mentioned that during his earlier remands Pintu disclosed important information including the call list and several names of his accomplices.
On June 8, the same court placed Pintu on a three-day remand on completion of his first phase five-day interrogation.
The national probe committee on BDR carnage revealed Pintu's "involvement" in the BDR carnage mentioning that he helped the mutineers escape by arranging engine boats at Keraniganj ferry terminal to cross the Buriganga.
Pintu stand accused of instigating mutineers.
Another allegation against Pintu that emerged from the CID report submitted to the court says Pintu and his accomplices brought out processions inside Pilkhana to encourage the mutineers during the carnage.
Meanwhile, the home ministry on Monday formed a 10-member inter-ministerial taskforce headed by Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder to monitor the implementation of the recommendations made by the national probe committee in its report.
The report was made public on May 27. It suggested eight short-term and 14 long-term measures for the government's consideration and initiative.
The short-term recommendations include immediate completion of trial of all crimes related to BDR killings under the army code and immediate formation of a permanent high-powered "National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to counter national crises and immediate restoration of BDR command.
The long-term recommendations include reconstitution of BDR, redistribution of responsibilities and duties of all intelligence agencies and formation of a permanent Central Intelligence Coordination Committee (CICC) at highest level, formation of counter intelligence forces for all intelligence agencies and amendment and updating the laws and acts concerning BDR and other paramilitary forces.
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