Body of missing Chhatra League activist Momin Khan recovered from Turag River

Staff Correspondent

The body of Chhatra League activist Momin Khan, who went missing after an Awami League protest march in the capital Dhaka’s Diabari area on November 30 to protest the interim government’s tribunal verdict, was recovered from the Turag River on Wednesday, December 3.

This body was recovered exactly 4 days after it went missing.

The deceased, Momin Khan (aged approximately 30), was a resident of Dhanbari upazila of Tangail. In addition to working in a small job in a private organization in Dhaka, he actively participated in various programs of Awami League and Chhatra League. He is survived by his wife and a young child.

According to the family, on the way home after the procession, Momin was picked up by DB police posing as a policeman. Later, he was brutally murdered and his body was thrown into the Turag River. After a long search and with the help of locals, his body was recovered from the river today.

A shadow of mourning has been hanging over the area since the incident.

The victim’s family has strongly demanded a swift and impartial investigation to identify the killers and bring them to justice.

So far, no official statement has been received from the police or administration in this regard.