Banned BCL leader Nishi remanded in student assault case
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Ishtiak passed the order
A Dhaka court today (14 January) placed Benazir Hossain Nishi, former joint general secretary of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), on a two-day remand in a case lodge for assaulting students of Dhaka University (DU) during the anti-discrimination student movement.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Ishtiak passed the order as police produced Nishi before the court and pleaded to place her on a 10-day remand in the case.
According to the case documents, cadres of Awami League and its front organisations launched a vicious attack on the students on DU premises on 15 July. More than 300 students got injured in the attack.
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DU student Arman Hossain filed the case with Shahbagh Police Station on 28 October against 220 people including BCL president Saddam Hossain.
