Bishwanath Hartal Violence
250 AL men sued
Father of Selim Ahmed, one of the three victims killed in Bishwanath during an opposition-called hartal over Ilias Ali's missing, filed a case yesterday accusing 250 activists of the ruling Awami League.
The names of 132 including Bishwanath Upazila AL President Muzammil Ali's son Juba League leader Mizanur Rahman and upazila AL General Secretary Babul Akhtar were mentioned in the case.
Selim's father Rafique Miah of Saban Tengra village filed the case with the Senior Judicial Magistrate's Court of Sylhet. Magistrate Moazzem Hossain took the case into cognisance and asked the officer-in-charge of Bishwanath Police Station to investigate the incident and record an FIR in this regard.
Lawyer Hassan Ahmed Patwari said the case was sent to the police station for recording an FIR.
During the countrywide hartal on April 23, a chase between the police and AL supporters and the BNP activists took place in Bishwanath when two opposition activists -- Selim Ahmed and Monwar Hossain -- were killed in firing. Another victim, Zakir Hossain, succumbed to his injuries the following day.
That day, police intercepted around 3000 to 4000 opposition activists as they took out a procession in Bishwanath upazila headquarters.
Four cases -- two by the police, one by the Bishwanath UNO and the other by the driver of UNO.
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