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Henolux Owner, Wife Arrested from City's Uttara

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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested Henolux Group chairman Dr. Nurul Amin and his wife Fatema Amin from Uttara in the capital, reports media.

The couple have been arrested over a case of the suicide of businessman Gazi Anis by setting himself on fire in the Jatiya Press Club area.

RAB Director (Media and Law) commander Khandaker Al Moin confirmed the information on Tuesday night.

Earlier, a case was filed against them by Anis's elder brother Nazrul Islam with the city's Shahbagh Police Station on Tuesday noon, according to Moudud Howlader, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shahbag Police Station.

"We're now working to arrest the accused," he said.

The 50-year-old Anis was a former president of Kushtia district unit of the Bangladesh Chhatra League.

He used to supply raw materials to the company.

It is learnt that Gazi Anis decided to commit suicide by setting himself on fire in front of the Jatiya Press Club on July 4 after being failed to realise his longstanding dues from Dr Nurul Amin and his wife Fatema Amin despite much efforts.

Gazi Anis sustained burn injuries to nearly 80 percent of his body in the fire. He was undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute. He succumbed on Tuesday morning.

Frustration gripped Gazi Anis over the company's refusal to pay him Tk 12.6 million in dues which allegedly instigated him to set himself on fire in front of the Jatiya Press Club and end his own life.

Md Ali, the man who took Anis to the hospital, said the contractor told him on the way that a company. named Henolux owed him Tk 12.6 million, but was refusing to pay.

Anis had previously demanded the dues, but to no avail.

His brother Nazrul said the body of Gazi Anis would be taken to their village home for burial after postmortem.

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