Although 26 days have passed after the murder of BNP leader Kamrul Ahsan Sadhan on the Road no-4  of Gudarghat area along the Badda-Gulshan Link Road, investigators have yet to determine a clear motive behind the killing.

Despite reviewing CCTV footage from the area and identifying four young men involved in the attack, police have not been able to confirm their identities. The case remains a mystery, with investigators admitting they are working on it as a "clueless murder."

Initially, police suspected a dispute over internet business might be behind the killing, but no concrete evidence has emerged to support that theory. No arrests have been made, and no suspects have been detained.

According to investigators, the assailants visited the area before executing the killing mission, which they believe indicates a targeted killing. Executing such a killing in a densely populated area and fleeing without resistance suggests the killers were well-prepared.

Police say they have reviewed footage from a number of CCTV cameras across nearby area, but only one camera captured the suspects walking, executing the attack, and fleeing the scene.

Police sources said the victim’s family has not reported any known enmity, nor have residents mentioned any disputes involving Sadhan. Police suspect that the attackers came from outside Dhaka, carried out the mission, and left the city immediately.

Witnesses said Sadhan was sitting with several local BNP leaders when two young men approached from behind and opened fire. The killers fired blank shots while fleeing, causing panic in the area. No one dared to intervene.

BNP leader gunned down in Badda

Sadhan was first taken to the National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital and then to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, where doctors declared him dead. His wife, Dilruba Akter, later filed a murder case with Badda Police Station, but did not name any suspects.Sub-Inspector Ibrahim of the police station has made Investigation Officer of the case.

Following the incident, senior officials of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and several intelligence agencies visited the scene and spoke to locals. Residents said they did not recognize the attackers, suggesting they were not from the neighborhood.

This is not the first such incident. On March 20 this year, another internet businessman, Suman Mia alias Teli Suman, was shot dead in front of Police Plaza in a similar nighttime attack. That investigation later revealed a conflict over internet business. Given the similarities in timing and context, police suspect the same motive may apply in Sadhan’s case.

Contacted for comment, Officer-in-Charge of Badda Police Station Saiful Islam told UNB that no arrests have been made yet, and the motive remains unclear. “CCTV footage shows four people were involved in the mission—two shooters and two others behind them. But we haven’t been able to identify them yet, which is why arrests have not been possible,” he said.

 “We are working on several possible motives,” he added. “Once any of the killers is caught, the exact motive will become clear. The investigation is ongoing.”