Chatradal ends Shahbagh blockade demanding justice for Shammo
A group of activists from Jatiotabadi Chatradal, the student wing of BNP, blocked the Shahbag intersection in the capital for around two hours today (18 May), demanding justice for the killing of Dhaka University (DU) student Shahriar Alam Shammo.
The blockade began around 3:45pm.
The protesters left Shahbagh around 5:30pm, Khalid Mansur, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shahbag Police Station told The Business Standard.
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Chatradal central president Rakibul Islam officially concluded today's programme.
Following the announcement, Chatradal leaders and activists departed Shahbagh in a procession, leading to the resumption of traffic flow through the Shahbagh intersection
Earlier, during the blockade, Chatradal leaders and activists chanted slogans, demanding justice for the murder of Shammo.
Earlier in the day, a group of protesters besieged Shahbag Police Station for the second day, as their 48-hour ultimatum for the arrest of "real culprits" behind Shammo ends today.
The protesters, mostly DU students, held a rally in front of the Raju Sculpture earlier on the day. DU teachers expressed solidarity with the students in the rally.
Yesterday (16 May), the protesters besieged the police station for about an hour and a half, gave a 48-hour ultimatum for the arrest, and left.
During the protest yesterday, the protesters claimed that the people whom the police arrested, even if they are involved, are not the main suspects.
How was Shammo killed
Shahriar Alam Shammo was fatally stabbed by miscreants on Tuesday (13 May), near Suhrawardy Udyan.
According to sources, around 11:45pm, Shammo was returning to campus from Suhrawardy Udyan on a motorcycle with his university friends Ashraful Alam Rafi and Md Abdullah Al Baizid.
As they reached the northern side of the Kali Temple, a group of 10-12 unidentified individuals hit their motorcycle, causing them to fall.
An argument broke out between Shammo and his friends and the group of attackers.
During the altercation, the unidentified assailants physically assaulted them, punching and beating them with bricks.
At one point, one of the attackers stabbed Shammo repeatedly in the back of his right thigh with a sharp weapon.
As Shammo lay critically injured and bleeding on the ground, the assailants threatened him and his friends with various forms of intimidation before fleeing the scene.
Shammo was later rescued and taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, confirmed the death, citing hospital sources.
"There was a deep wound on his right leg caused by a sharp weapon. The body has been kept at the morgue for autopsy," he said.
On Thursday (14 May), police arrested three individuals in connection with the murder in a case filed against 10-12 people with Shahbag Police Station.
