Court imposes travel ban on key suspect in Hadi murder probe

The ban petition says the accused could flee the country at any time

A Dhaka court has issued a travel ban on Faisal Karim Masud, the prime suspect in the murder of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi.

The order was issued on Sunday by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Awlad Hossain Mohammad Junaid, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Prosecution) Mia Mohammad Ashish Bin Hasan.

Detective Branch (DB) Police Inspector Faisal Ahmed, the investigation officer in the case, applied for the ban.

The petition says, “Information is being received through intelligence that the fugitive suspect Faisal Karim Masud, named in the case, can flee Bangladesh at any time. Therefore, it is necessary to impose a ban on his departure.”

Inqilab Moncho Member Secretary Abdullah Al Jaber filed the case at Paltan Model Police Station on Dec 14.

Hadi, who became known during the July Uprising and the movement to ban the Awami League, was shot in the head on Dec 12 by an assailant.

He died on Dec 18 while undergoing treatment in Singapore.