Torture on Rakib
Suspend five policemen
Demand 7 eminent citizens
Seven eminent citizens of the country yesterday demanded suspension of five policemen for their involvement in torturing Rakib Hossain, a grandchild of the country's first premier Tajuddin Ahmed.
Two police officials tortured Rakib when he along with a friend parked his car in front of a roadside restaurant in the capital's Gulshan area on February 10 while three others misbehaved with him at Gulshan Police Station.
In a joint statement, signed by Khushi Kabir, they also demanded the government to take punitive actions against five policemen on the basis of the findings of an independent and impartial probe body.
The six other signatories are advocate Sultana Kamal, Dr Iftekharuzzaman, Meghna Guha Thakurata, barrister Sara Hossain, Dr Hamida Hossain, and Dr Shamsul Bari.
They demanded the police seek apology admitting their fault, and give assurance of not committing such offences in future.
The eminent citizens, however, welcomed a High Court (HC) order for summoning the policemen and directing the government of taking institutional actions against them.
They also expressed concern over the harassment by the police and the lack of security of common people.
The HC on February 12 summoned the five police officials to appear before it on Thursday to explain their alleged involvement in the torture on Rakib.
The court kept the police officials standing before it for around four and half hours on Thursday.
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