Yunus regime: Another freedom fighter returns as corpse after disappearance

Staff Correspondent

Police recovered the body of freedom fighter Manik Lal Das (70) from a haor in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj on Saturday. His body was recovered from Shoulagarh Haor in Chargaon area of Barabhakoir West Union of the upazila on Thursday (October 23) evening.

Manik Lal Das is the son of late Rasamay Das of Sonapur village. Family members said he went out for a walk on Wednesday morning. He hasn’t returned home since. The family filed a general diary at the police station after they could not find him till evening.

On Thursday evening, local fishermen spotted his body floating in the haor and informed the police station. Later, police recovered the body and sent it to Habiganj Sadar Modern Hospital morgue.

Sheikh Mohammad Kamruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Nabiganj Police Station, said, “The body of freedom fighter Manik Lal Das was recovered from Sholagarh Haor a day after he went missing. It is not yet clear how he died. The cause of death will be known after the autopsy. ”

“Several teams of law enforcement agencies are working to investigate the incident. ”

Locals allege that the number of missing persons has increased in Habiganj and surrounding areas in recent times. The death of freedom fighter Manik Lal Das has added to that concern.

Local freedom fighters and human rights activists have alleged that there is panic in different parts of the country over the disappearance and mysterious deaths during the Yunus government.