JCD man assaults another Biman staff at Ctg

In the latest of a series of attacks by him on Biman staff here, Akbar, who is a contractor for Biman, beat up Biman electrician Mansur Ahmad at the Biman office.

"I was working on the ground floor as part of the renovation of the Biman office. At around 10.00am, Akbar, who was supervising renovation work, grabbed me without any reason, shouted abuse, pushed me into a corner and beat me up." Mansur told this correspondent yesterday.

Mansur alleges further that the entire Biman staff in its Chittagong office has long lived in fear of Akbar.

A Biman official said, "No-one in our office dares to speak against Akbar as he claims to be a close associate of an influential BNP leader."

Local Biman manager Rezaul Karim said, " Following the assault on Mansur, we have contacted our higher authorities in Dhaka seeking justice." He, however, declined to comment on Akbar's political identity.

Biman Employees Union (CBA) President and BNP leader Jamaluddin said, "We are in an awkward situation here due to the arrogance of Akbar. The minister concerned has already been informed of this."

In addition, Jamaluddin told this correspondent that an emergency meeting of all unions at the Biman Chittagong office will be held on Sunday, October 5, to discuss the problem.

This is not the first time that Akbar has assaulted fellow a Biman employee. Earlier, on October 1, Akbar assaulted security-in-charge Iqbal Hossain, and on June 29 this year, he beat up junior supply officer, Farid Ahmad, damaging Farid's left eye.

Sources say that current manager Rezaul Karim and former manager Sirajuddin Bhuiyan have also fallen victim to Akbar's wrath.