The family of National Citizen Party (NCP) activist Md Wasim Ahmed Muksan on Tuesday demanded his immediate whereabouts, alleging that he has been missing for nearly 48 hours after being taken from his residence by men identifying themselves as members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police.

At a press conference held at the NCP’s temporary office in Banglamotor, party leaders and family members said Wasim, an active NCP organiser under city's Kadamtali Police Station, was picked up around 4:00am on January 4.

Reading out a written statement, SM Shahriar, Joint Chief Organizer of NCP, said eyewitness accounts from Wasim’s wife, Sharmin Akter Tumpa, indicate that several men forcibly entered their home without showing any identity cards. The men were in plain clothes and arrived in a black microbus, while others remained stationed outside, he added.

According to the statement, when Tumpa questioned them, the men told her to take Wasim from Shyampur Police Station the following morning. However, searches at Shyampur, Kadamtali and Keraniganj police stations yielded no information. Visits to the DB office also failed to trace him.

Shahriar said, adding that the family has not received expected cooperation from law enforcement agencies so far.

Describing Wasim as a “conscious organiser and grassroots activist,” Shahriar said he had remained actively involved in movements for democracy, civil rights and political awareness in the post-uprising period. His sudden disappearance, he said, is “deeply alarming.”

“The disappearance of a political activist is not merely a personal security issue; it directly undermines citizens’ political rights and public safety,” Shahriar said, urging an immediate halt to such actions, strict adherence to the rule of law, and a transparent, accountable investigation.

He also called on human rights organisations and the media to press for Wasim’s whereabouts and ensure his safe return.

Speaking at the press conference, Wasim’s wife Sharmin Akter Tumpa reiterated that her husband was taken from their home by men claiming to be DB personnel in the early hours of January 4.

“We have not been able to find him since,” she said, appealing to the government to rescue her husband and return him safely to the family.