Banker Morshed's wife demands punishment to Sharun, others responsible
Ishrat Jahan Chowdhury, wife lately bank official Abdul Morshed Chowdhury of Chattogram, alleged that her husband committed suicide at the behest of a gang led by crime don Nazmul Haque Chowdhury Sharun.
Sharun along with cohorts unleashed unbearable psychological pressure and harassment leading to the suicide of the young banker.
She made the claim at a press conference at Sagar-Runi auditorium of Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) in the administrative centre Saturday morning.
The late banker’s mother Nur Nahar and daughter Mubasshira Jahan Chowdhury were also present at the press conference.
They demanded arrest of and punishment to Sharun and others responsible for the suicide.
Affected family also prayed for intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to mete out punishment to the culprits.
Ishrat Jahan named all the perpetrators directly and indirectly involved with persecuting Morshed and his members of the family.
At one stage of the torture, banker Abdul Morshed Chowdhury along with members of the family wanted to shift to Japan however the gang sensed the move and blocked their overseas trip.
“Abdul Morshed Chowdhury managed to secure Japanese tourist visa ready for all of us in September 2018. We were indecisive and lingering. We favored to stay in the home and were monitoring the problem. The opposite party found find out about it. Just two days prior to the flight, they took us to MM Palace (house of Abu Mohammad Mohsin). Morshed was within the house while I was in the automobile. Later, they called me inside. The group said they will send me to Japan,” she said.
She claimed to have found her husband at the gun point in that house.
Narrating horrible story of the day, she said the gang asked banker Abdul Morshed Chowdhury to give the key of vault to solve the crisis.
Ishrat Jahan alleged the gang took her mobile phone by resorting to scuffle and covering her mouth with a piece of cloth.
Although the above incident occurred in 2018, the persecution continued till suicide of the banker, she said.
On April 7, police recovered the hanging body of Abdul Morshed Chowdhury, manager of Bank Alfalah Agrabad branch, from a set in Nahar Bhaban in the Hill view residential area in the port city.
The following day, Ishrat filed a case against four named persons bringing allegations of inciting her husband to take his own life.
The accused in the event are former Director of Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jabed Iqbal Chowdhury and his brother Parvez Iqbal Chowdhury, their close relative Naeem Uddin Shakib and central Jubo League leader Shahidul Haque Chowdhury Russell. These were made specific accused in cases like this.
In line with the case statement, Morshed committed suicide due to pressure, torture inflicted on him and mental sufferings for alleged unfair demand to come back the borrowed money.
Young banker and businessman Abdul Morshed Chowdhury was victim of secret business of illegal money investment of Nazmul Haque Chowdhury Sharun.
Sharun lends his ill-gotten money to businessmen through others and uses his political clout to realise large sums in capital and interests.
He also inflicts torture on businessmen if indeed they fail to pay back money as per his demand.
The bank official failed to buy rest from Sharun even right after paying around Tk 38 crore against financing of Tk 25 crore. He previously to select the path of suicide failing woefully to bear the political and administrative pressure.
