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Protests continue to grow across the country against an attempt to assassinate Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir as hundreds of people are spontaneously joining rallies and human chains every day.

On the fourth day today, the participants in such gatherings voiced concern over the assassination plot and demanded that the government find out the perpetrators and mete out exemplary punishment to them through the judicial process.

Foiling an attempt to kill the Bashundhara Group Managing Director, police on Friday arrested a young man, Saiful Islam Saad, who initially confessed that he tried to kill the country’s business tycoon at the order of Whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury and his son Nazmul Karim Chowdhury Sharun.

Immediately after the arrest, the youth also confessed to police that he was given a good amount of money to accomplish the mission to kill the Bashundhara Group MD.

A Dhaka court on Sunday placed him on a three-day remand to find out the masterminds.

On the fourth day of protest, people arranged rallies and human chains in different parts of the country, including Dhaka, Dinajpur, Kishoreganj, Laxmipur and Satkhira.

The participants alleged that the attempt to kill Sayem Sobhan Anvir was aimed at thwarting the country’s advancement as Bashundhara Group is contributing greatly to the economic stability through large-scale investment in major manufacturing sectors as well as employment generation.

Dhaka

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Limited strongly condemned the repeated attempts to assassinate Bashundhara Group Managing Director and Chairman of the sports club Sayem Sobhan Anvir and demanded immediate arrest of the conspirators.

The club leaders made the demand at a press conference at the Dhaka City Football Committee office at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital on Tuesday.

They also sought neutral investigation into the incident to mete out exemplary punishment to the perpetrators.

Mentioning that they will meet the Home Minister as soon as possible, the club leaders said they will go wherever they need to go to realise their demand.

Director-in-charge of Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Limited Ismat Jamil Akhond Lablu read out a written statement at the press conference.

Sheikh Russel KC vice-chairman Imdadul Haq Milan, director (Sports) Saleh Jaman Selim, director (Finance) Fakhruddin Ahmed, directors Md Rafiqul Alam, Abul Kashem, SM Hasan Zaman, Habibur Rahman Khan, Alimuzzaman Alam, Khalilur Rahman, Mir Mohammad Shahab Uddin Tipu, Hamidul Haque Shamim, Abu Bakar, Belayet Hossain Bepari, Asaduzzaman, SM Jahangir and Al Maruf Enayet were present at the event.

Dinajpur

In Dinajpur, a human chain was held in front of the Press Club at 11am on Tuesday, condemning plot to kill Bashundhara Group Managing Director and Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Limited Chairman Sayem Sobhan Anvir.

Former president of Dinajpur Journalists Union Idris Ali, former general secretary Delwar Hossain, district correspondent of My TV and executive member of Dinajpur Press Club Mukul Chatterjee and district correspondent of Bangladesh Pratidin and executive member of Dinajpur Press Club Reazul Islam were present in the human chain.

Satkhira

In Satkhira, a human chain was formed protesting multiple attempts to kill the country’s top business conglomerate Bashundhara Group’s MD.

Cement traders of the district organised the programme around 11:30 am in front of Satkhira Press Club.

The speakers in the human chain said perpetrators attempted several times to kill Bashundhara MD. They demanded exemplary punishment to the culprits.

Laxmipur

In Laxmipur, a protest rally and human chain were held demanding arrest of those involved in the attempt on the life of Bashundhara Group MD.

Journalists and business community organised the human chain in front of Laxmipur Press Club at 11:00am.

President of Laxmipur Press Club Hossain Ahmed Helal, former general secretary Saidul Islam Pavel, president of Bangabandhu Parishad Laxmipur unit Shahjahan Kamal, president of Laxmipur Online Journalist Forum Kajal Kayes, journalists Rezaul Karim Parvez and Mamunur Rashid, businessmen Ismail Hossain Bappi, Raju and Nure Alam, among others, were present.

Kishoreganj

In Kishoreganj, a human chain was formed demanding immediate arrest of Whip Shamsul Haque and his son Sharun for their heinous attempts to kill Bashundhara Group MD.

The programme was held at Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Chattar in the city around 11 am on Tuesday.

Journalists Saifuddin Ahmed Lenin, Shafiq Adnan and Nazrul Islam Khairul, engineers Kamruzzaman and Sheikh Jabed and contractor Mushfiqur Rahman Kanchan spoke on the occasion.