Dhaka, April 26 -- Twelve years have passed since the chilling abduction and murder of seven people in Narayanganj, yet the families of the victims find themselves trapped in a prolonged legal limbo.

Despite the death sentences handed down nearly nine years ago, the final execution of the verdict remains stalled, prompting relatives to question if true justice will ever be served.

On Apr 27, 2014, Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) panel mayor Nazrul Islam, senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarkar, and five others were abducted from the Dhaka-Narayanganj Link Road.

Three days later, six bodies were found floating in the Shitalakshya River, the seventh was recovered the following day.

The investigation revealed that the murders were the resu...