Human Chain Demands Justice Over Retired Army Personnel Kajol’s Mysterious Death

Saif Ullah, Sunamganj Correspondent: Local residents held a human chain demanding a fair investigation and the prosecution of those involved in the mysterious death of Mohammad Fazlur Rahim Kajol, a retired army soldier from Kakiyam village in Dharmapasha Upazila, Sunamganj.
The human chain took place on Monday (October 12) afternoon at Badshaganj Bazar in the Upazila. Family members of the deceased, local public representatives, leaders and activists from the BNP and its affiliated organizations, teachers, and people from various walks of life participated in the event. They demanded that the true circumstances behind Fazlur Rahim Kajol's death be uncovered and that the culprits be brought to justice through a proper investigation.
Tofazzal Hossain Talukdar, the maternal uncle of the deceased, presided over the human chain, while Md. Mukhleshur Rahman moderated the event.
Attendees included Md. Abu Taher Sona Miah, President of Selbarash Union BNP; Golam Farid Khoka, Chairman of Selbarash Union Parishad; Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Joint Convener of the Dharmapasha Upazila BNP Convener Committee and President of the Ad-hoc Committee of Badshaganj Girls' High School; Khairul Bashar Thakur Khan, a prominent education enthusiast and social reformer; Fazlul Karim Bulbul, a teacher and the deceased's elder brother; Ahmed Ali, President of Selbarash Union Jubo Dal; Md. Nasir Uddin, a former member of the Selbarash Union BNP Convener Committee; and Fazlul Haque, General Manager of the Naodhar Solar Power Project.
The deceased, Mohammad Fazlur Rahim Kajol (55), was the son of the late Jaban Ali from Kakiyam village in Selbarash Union, Dharmapasha Upazila. After retiring from the Bangladesh Army, he was working as an accountant at the Naodhar Solar Power Project.
According to family sources, Fazlur Rahim Kajol left home on the morning of October 7 to withdraw funds for the solar power project from the bank. Subsequently, his mobile phone was found to be switched off. Despite searching various locations, his family members could not locate him. That night, his son, Maruf Hasan Ronok, filed a General Diary (GD) at the Dharmapasha Police Station. Two days after he went missing, police recovered his body on the morning of Friday, October 9, from a tree in a wooded area along the banks of the Kangsha River near Birampur village in Mohanganj Upazila, Netrokona.
Speakers noted that at the time of recovery, a rope was wrapped around his neck, and the body was found positioned on a tree branch.
The deceased's elder brother, Fazlul Karim Bulbul, claimed the incident was a premeditated murder. He stated that the body was found resting on a tree branch. He demanded that the true mystery behind the incident be uncovered, a proper investigation conducted, and those involved brought to justice and given exemplary punishment.
Speakers at the human chain emphasized the urgency of uncovering the true cause of the retired army member's mysterious death. They demanded an impartial investigation to reveal the truth and called for necessary legal action.
However, the actual cause of Fazlur Rahim Kajol's death and whether anyone else was involved in the incident need to be confirmed through an investigation.
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