Al leader Amu 'assaults' bus driver
Senior Awami League leader Amir Hossain Amu allegedly beat up a bus driver at Rajoir on Barisal-Dhaka highway yesterday morning.
Amu and his men reportedly assaulted Md Shahjahan Sikder, a driver of Sarbik Paribahan, as he did not make way for Amu's car in Shankarpasha area.
The injured driver was admitted to Madaripur sadar hospital.
The driver told journalists at the hospital that Amu and his men brought him down his bus after making false the accusations and then beat him up.
He said Amu slapped and punched him.
Amu, presidium member of Awami League and a former minister, denied the allegation, saying the bus driver was not assaulted. He also alleged that the driver tried to push his car aside.
Amu said police detained Shahjahan Sikder after he informed them of the incident, and the driver was freed upon his request.
Meanwhile, Madaripur Transport Workers Union Vice President Faizul Sharif and General Secretary Mizanur Rahman Hawlader condemned “the assault” and informed the incident to Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, who is also a transport workers' leader.
Shajahan Khan said he would look into the matter.
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