Case filed over attack on Anti-discrimination Student Movement convoy in Bagerhat; 5 arrested
Police have launched a raid to arrest the remaining suspects
A case has been filed in connection with the attack on a convoy of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement's March for Unity in Bagerhat's Mollahat upazila.
Hridoy Gharami, a representative of the movement, lodged the complaint today (2 January), naming 74 individuals and 45 to 50 unidentified others as accused.
Among the accused, Kalu Farazi, a transport worker in the Madrasaghat area, has been identified as the prime suspect, said Mollahat Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Shafiqul Islam.
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Five individuals — Mostaq Munshi (45), Abdur Rahman, Ujjwal Sarkar, Sabbir, and Hanif — have been arrested in connection with the case and were sent to the Bagerhat Chief Judicial Magistrate Court.
Police have launched a raid to arrest the remaining suspects, the OC added.
The incident occurred around 11:30 am on Tuesday when a dispute broke out between the convoy of students and the staff of a bus in the Madrasaghat area over giving way.
Following this, the students' vehicles were attacked, with stones and bricks thrown at them. Several students were physically assaulted, leaving at least 20 injured.
The clash caused the Khulna-Dhaka highway to remain blocked for nearly two hours as the confrontation escalated into a chaotic scene.
