 In 2008, the Criminal Investigation Department of Bangladesh pressed murder charges against Sobhan's second son Shafiat Sobhan (Sanvir) for killing Humayun Kabir Sabbir in July 2006.Sabbir was a director of Bashundhara Telecommunications Network Ltd. and his body was found in the outskirts of Bashundhara Residential Area.The case was presented in court with 35 witnesses, including two sex workers who were eyewitnesses.