Tk one crore fund being raised for slain lawyer: Adviser Khalid

Religious Affairs Adviser Dr A. F. M. Khalid Hossain has said a Tk one crore fund is being raised for slain lawyer Saiful Islam Alif.

The religious affairs adviser said this at a press briefing after offering ziarat at the grave of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif in Pantrisha village of Lohagara in Chattogram on Friday.

Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder was also present.

Strongly condemning the brutal killing, the adviser said none involved in this heinous murder will be spared as the government is determined to provide the maximum punishment to the criminals under the existing law.

Saiful Islam Alif was injured when followers of ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari clashed with law enforcers at a Chattogram court demanding his release. 

Saiful Islam Alif was taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital where duty doctors declared him dead.  

A court in Chattogram sent former ISKCON leader Chandan Kumar Dhar to jail after dismissing his bail petition in connection with a sedition case.