[Bangla Daily Star] Tofail Ahmed, chairman of Naikkhangchhari upazila parishad | ...where?... |
Monwara Begum read out Tofail's written statement defending him and rejecting the probe findings about her husband's alleged involvement in the attacks on the Buddhist community.
She claimed her husband was in Dhaka for official purposes, which was why she had to address the presser.
"He is not a runaway and was here (Naikkhangchhari) only two days ago," Monwara said.
According to newspaper reports, the probe body said that a meeting was held on September 28 at Tofail's residence a day before the attacks that destroyed 18 temples and 50 houses of the Buddhist community.
Monwara rejected the allegation soon enough, saying it was quite impossible to organise such a meeting as their home was situated in a restricted zone where members of BGB and intelligence departments also reside.
Tofail's statement also termed the newspaper reports as "false and imaginary" as the government investigation report has not been made public yet.
Locally known as Jamaat's man, Tofail has a nephew, Abdul Moktadir who, along with Omar Faruk exhibited and distributed the offensive Facebook images to Uttam Kumar Barua's page to provoke locals against the Buddhists.