Police arrested five leaders and activists of Awami League and its wing organisation from Mirpur in Dhaka Friday night in connection with the attack on the anti-discrimination student movement in the city鈥檚 Pallabi area.
The arrested are Pallabi Thana Jubo League Unit joint convener Md Mamun, 35, Pallabi Thana ward no-6 Jubo League unit leader Md Saju, 34, Pallabi Thana ward no-5 Awami League Unit relief and rehabilitation affairs secretary Md Saikat Islam, 19, and its activists鈥擬d Bachchu Bepari, 60, and Raju, 52.
Sources at Pallabi police station said that leaders and activists of various Awami League organisations opened fire indiscriminately on students and the public during an anti-discrimination movement in front of Abul Taleb School of Mirpur-10 on July 19.
Akram Khan Rabbi was seriously injured during the gunfire while he was crossing the road. Local people rushed him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where the doctor on duty declared him dead.
On August 25, Akram鈥檚 father Farukh Khan filed a murder case with Pallabi police station in connection with the incident.
Pallabi Thana police started investigation into the Akram Khan murder case. After scrutinising CCTV footage, a team of Pallabi Thana police conducted raids in Mirpur-11 at about 11:00pm Friday and arrested Md Mamun and Md Saju for being involved in the murder case.
Deputy commissioner (dc-media) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Talebur Rahman said that in another incident Md Abid joined the movement in front of Mirpur-10 Popular-2 Diagnostic Centre on August 4.
During that time, leaders and activists of Awami League and its affiliated wings resorted to attacks on the movement with local weapons and pistols. During the attack, Abid was seriously injured by a bullet in his right eye. Later, he was taken to the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital for treatment. Abid鈥檚 brother Jinnat Sayedee filed a case with Pallabi police station on November 12.
After investigation, another team of Pallabi Thana police conducted a raid at Adarshanagar area at about 10:00pm and arrested Shaikat, Bachchhu and Raju.
