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BAGERHAT, Feb 9, 2025 (BSS) - A case has been filed against 35 leaders and
activists of Awami League (AL) including former Members of Parliament (MPs)
Sheikh Helal Uddin, Sheikh Tanmoy and former superintendent of police Abul
Hasnat Khan on charges of firing at students, hurling bombs and destroying
structures in Fakirhat upazila of the district on August 4, 2024.
One Rafiqul Islam Mithu filed the case with Fakirhat Police Station on
Saturday night (February 8).
The other prominent accused in the case are-- former lawmaker Mir Showkat Ali
Badshah, district AL President Sheikh Kamruzzaman Tuku and its general
secretary Bhuiyan Hemayet Uddin.
According to the case documents, the accused gathered in the Katakhali
Golchattar area of Fakirhat upazila in the afternoon of August 4 to suppress
the anti-discrimination rally. They destroyed important structures, fired
shots at the agitating crowd and hurled several crude bombs to create panic.
In addition, former Bagerhat Police Superintendent Abul Hasnat Khan, being a
high-ranking official, has made provocative statements. He is also accused of
inciting the accused to take action against the student movement.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Fakirhat Police Station SM Alamgir Kabir confirmed
the matter to BSS. Former Superintendent of Police Abul Hasnat Khan has
already been shown arrested in the case, he added.
