BCL men beat up another Shibir cadre at RU
Police remain silent spectator
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists yesterday severely beat up another Shibir cadre at Rajshahi University (RU) in presence of the law enforcers.
Sources said a group of BCL activists caught Shibir man Sayeduzzaman, a third year student of Arabic department at the university Kazla gate and beat him with sticks and iron rods at around 10:30am.
The BCL men took Sayed to police tent at the university Tukitaki Chattar from Kazla gate and asked him about his alleged involvement with February 9 campus violence.
During the interrogation, the BCL men severely beat him again in front of the law enforcers at around 11:00am. Later they handed him over to the law enforcers at Motihar police station, sources said.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Motihar police station Abul Khair told this correspondent that the arrestee might have been involved with February 9 campus violence that killed BCL worker Faruk Hossain.
“Necessary steps would be taken after primary interrogation”, he added.
Also on Monday, police arrested a Shibir activist at RU in connection with February 9 violence on the campus.
Arrestee Asaduzzaman is a second year student of Arabic department of the university. At around 11:00am, Chhatra League (BCL) activists led by Nayan and Ferdous of Sayed Amir Ali Hall unit caught Asad in front of the university gymnasium. They took Asad to room 308 of the hall and severely beat him with sticks, hall sources said.
On information, a team from Motihar police station rushed to the hall and arrested the Shibir man.
According to the police sources, over 200 Shibir leaders and activists have been arrested till date in 14 cases filed in connection with February 9 violence.
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