Jamaat men beat up FF, set house afire
Left: Jamaat men led by local activist Ibrahim set fire to the house of freedom fighter Nazmul Haque at Kashidanga village in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon district in a bid to grab the land on Monday afternoon. They also injured Nazmul, his wife and son. Right: Seriously injured freedom fighter Nazmul Haque undergoing treatment at Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital.Photo: STAR
Jamaat men beat up a freedom fighter, his wife and son and set his house afire following an altercation over ownership of a land at Kashidangi village under Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon district Monday afternoon. Seriously injured freedom fighter Nazmul Haque, 58, was first admitted to Baliadangi Upazila Health complex and then shifted to Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital. Police and local people said landless Nazmul applied for a piece of land in 1982 and got a 45-decimal land from the government at Kashidanga village. He has been living in a house built on eight decimals of the allotted land and cultivating vegetables on the rest area. Local Jamaat activist Ibrahim came to Nazmul's house Sunday afternoon and claimed the ownership of five decimals of the land. As Nazmul requested Ibrahim to bring a surveyor, he left the place. At around 5:00pm on Monday, 50 to 60 Jamaat men led by Ibrahim and his son Ashraful came to Nazmul house to take possession of the land. At one stage of altercation between Ibrahim and Nazmul, Ashraful and other Jamaat men swooped on Nazmul, his wife Farida Begum, 42, and son Moshiur Rahman, 18, leaving them injured. They also set fire to the house. When the fire fighters from Baliadangi reached the spot, Ibrahim 's men obstructed them. Police rushed to the spot, dispersed the Jamaat supporters and helped the fire fighters extinguish the blaze. District Muktijoddha Sangsad Convenor Jitandranath Roy demanded immediate arrest of and exemplary punishment to the Jamaat activists who beat up freedom fighter Nazmul and his family members and set his house afire. Asked about the attack on freedom fighter Nazmul and his family members by Jamaat men, Police Superintendent BM Harun-ur-Rashid said law enforcers have visited the spot and are looking for the attackers.
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