DHAKA: Law enforcers detained Mashiur Rahman Mamun, a business man for his alleged link with the sensitive phone conversation of Nagorik Oikya Jote Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna regarding Armed forces. 

Mamun, a UK expatriate businessman who claimed to have good term with high ups of the Army, often stays at Dhanmondi 14/A area when he usually comes to Bangladesh.

On that night he was staying in the Dhanmondi area during Manna and BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka had their viber conversation which contained anti-government talks.

After locating Mamun, intelligence then became active, spent a week to know his communications to others and brought his entire activities under their observations.

As the follow-ups, the intelligence team confirmed that Mamun is a UK expatriate businessman and maintains link to many high profile persons of the state. At one stage, they detained Mamun.

The sources concerned told banglanews that the businessman had come to the country a week before Manna had the phone conversation with Khoka. He had maintained a ‘close link’ at different level of the state including top leaders of several political parties.

Manun had also involved in the same activities during the 1/11 government, according to the sources.

One more audio clips of controversial telephone conversation between Nagorik Oikya Convener Manna and BNP leader Khoka, who is now at the USA, were leaked on February 22 and 23.

During the talks, Manna was heard paying heed to pave the way for military intervention in Bangladesh and asking for ‘corpses’ at Dhaka University to shake the government.

Demand of arresting Manna for hatching anti-government conspiracy rose from the ruling party men including that of several cabinet members following the phone conversation leakage.

Two days later, Detective Branch detained Manna from his niece’s house at Banani area of the city on February 24.

Manna is now serving a 10-day remand in a case of incitement for military takeover in Bangladesh filed over the phone conversation.

BDST: 1250 HRS, MAR 03, 2015