Govt forms committee to investigate acts of violence, deaths in Gopalganj
This committee has been mandated to conduct a thorough inquiry and submit its findings to the Chief Adviser's Office within two weeks
The Interim Government of Bangladesh has formed a three-member committee led by the home secretary to investigate the acts of violence and deaths that occurred in Gopalganj yesterday (16 July), according to a Chief Adviser's office statement.
This committee has been mandated to conduct a thorough inquiry and submit its findings to the Chief Adviser's Office within two weeks, reads the statement.
The committee will be chaired by Nasimul Ghani, senior secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs. He will be joined by two additional secretaries, one from the Ministry of Public Administration and another from the Ministry of Law and Justice.
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"The Interim Government reiterates its commitment to upholding justice, maintaining public order, and ensuring that those responsible for any unlawful acts and violence are held accountable in accordance with the law," the statement adds.
Gopalganj district town witnessed heightened unrest throughout Wednesday, as activists of the banned Awami League, its banned student wing Chhatra League, and other affiliated organisations occupied various points, wielding sticks and hurling brickbats.
So far, the clashes have claimed four lives and left dozens injured, according to hospital and police sources.
Meanwhile, the government described the violence in Gopalganj as "utterly indefensible" and warned that those responsible would be brought to justice.
"Let it be made absolutely clear: violence has no place in our nation. Justice must and will prevail," the government said in a statement on the attack on the peaceful NCP rally.
It added that preventing young citizens from holding a peaceful rally to mark the one-year anniversary of their revolutionary movement was a "shameful violation" of their fundamental rights.
