Lawyers scuffle at protest meeting

The Nilphamari District Lawyers Association called the meeting on the judge court premises.

A pro-Awami League lawyers first protested the word 'miscreants' written on the banner and suggested it should be replaced with the words 'Islamist fundamentalist forces'.

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As the meeting was in progress, some lawyers supporting BNP-Jamat in their speeches said that an 'identified quarter' was behind the killing of judges.

Though they did not mention Awami League, some pro-AL lawyers protested the statements and demanded a clarification.

Then, pro-AL lawyer Momtajul Islam said that JMB militant Mamun arrested in connection with the Jhalakathi killings confessed to that he (Mamun) was earlier a member of Islami Chhatra Shibir and then became a follower of Shaikh Abdur Rahman and Bangla Bhai. So, BNP-Jamat government must bear the responsibility for the killing of judges.

At this lawyers belonging to BNP-Jamat raised hue and cry and disconnected the microphone, which led to a scuffle.

The organisers hurriedly concluded the meeting to avoid deterioration of the situation.