May 10 Attack on 4 Leaders
Pabna BNP gives seven-day deadline to arrest culprits
BNP activists bring out a procession in Pabna town yesterday demanding arrest of those who attacked four local leaders of the party on May 10.Photo: STAR
BNP Pabna municipality and Sadar upazila units jointly brought out a procession and held a rally in the town yesterday demanding arrest of those who attacked their four leaders at powerhouse Para under the municipality on May 10. The BNP leaders of the two units also gave the district administration a seven-day deadline to arrest the attackers. Otherwise, they threatened to launch a tougher agitation programme. Local BNP sources claimed that a gang of criminals attacked Rehanul Islam, secretary of Pabna Sadar upazila unit, Ilyas Ali, president of ward no 11, Kamal Hossain, secretary of the same ward unit, and Md Opel, a leader of the municipality unit, at around 11:00pm on May 10. Of the four BNP men, Rehanul and Ilyas were admitted to Pabna General Hospital and later shifted to Dhaka Community Hospital as their condition deteriorated. The rest two were given first aid at a local clinic. A case was filed with Pabna Police station on May 12, accusing 18 people of attacking the BNP men. One of them named Sajal is now in jail while the rest has been absconding since filing of the case. At the rally held in front of the DC's office, President of Pabna district BNP Major (retd) KS Mahmud, Secretary Habibur Rahman Tota and Sadar upazila BNP President KM Musa alleged the attackers are moving freely under the nose of the law enforcers. They demanded immediate arrest of the accused. Contacted, Officer-in-Charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station Md Motiur Rahman said police are looking for the accused.
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