Ivy accuses Shamim Osman, his nephew

Santrash Nirmul Toki Mancha forms a human chain on boats on the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj city yesterday demanding a proper investigation and quick trial in the murder of Tanvir Mohammad Toki. On March 8, police recovered the 17-year-old's body from the riverbank two days after he had gone missing. Photo: Focus Bangla

City Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy yesterday demanded death sentence for former Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman and his nephew Azmeri Osman in the Toki murder case.
She was speaking at a Noubondhon (boat chain programme) in the Shitalakkhya marking six months of the murder of Toki. People in their hundreds joined the programme, organised by Santrash Nirmul Toki Mancha.
Tanvir Mohammad Toki, an A-level student and son of former president of Narayanganj Sangskritik Jote Rafiur Rabbi, was found dead on the bank of the Shitalakkhya on March 8, two days after he went missing.
“Toki was murdered at the office of Azmeri Osman on the directives of Shamim Osman. So we demand death sentence for Shamim and his nephew,” said Ivy.
The Osman family not only threw Toki's body into the river, she complained adding, they also dumped the bodies of Ashik, Chanchal and Bhulu Saha into the river.
Shamim, said the mayor, shows sympathy to the Hindu community, but his men had damaged several idols at different temples during the city corporation polls and killed thread trader Bhulu Saha at the torture cell.
She also alleged that drug trading continued in Narayanganj under the patronisation of Nasim Osman and his son to destroy the youths.
“Shamim Osman always uses the name of the prime minister and her family members. But he is a coward as he cannot come out of his house without his armed cadres,” she noted.
Rafiur Rabbi, convenor of Santrash Nirmul Toki Mancha, said according to arrestee Liton's confessional statement, Bhramor, Liton, Kalam Sikdar, Rajib, Simanto and Opu Khan were involved in Toki murder.
Among them, Bhramor, Rajib, Liton and Opu are known as close aides of Azmeri, while Kalam Sikdar is one of the business partners of Shamim Osman, mentioned Rabbi.
“We came to know from different sources that the Osman family has laundered around Tk10,000 crore abroad…. We have heard that Shamim and Azmeri have been trying to flee the country,” he added.
The Daily Star tried to reach Shamim Osman over the phone for his comment on the allegations against him, but to no avail.