Tk 1cr fund being raised for slain lawyer Saiful's family: Adviser Khalid

A Taka one-crore fund is being raised for slain lawyer Saiful Islam Alif under the supervision of Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. A. F. M. Khalid Hossain while humanitarian organization Alhaj Shamsul Hoque Foundation (ASHF) is collecting the fund.

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, said an official handout.

Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder was also present.
Khalid Hossain said promising young lawyer Saiful Islam Alif could contribute a lot to the country and the nation in the field of rule of law, human rights and justice but he was brutally murdered.

Strongly condemning the brutal killing, he 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.    —BSS