A group of Islamic scholars on Sunday demanded punishment for the Saad-led Tabligh faction on charge of an attack on Tabligh Jamaat people on the Biswa Ijtema ground at Tongi near the city in 2018.
They said that at least 5,000 people were injured and 50 vehicles were vandalised and set on fire during the one-sided attack by the supporters of Indian Tabligh Jamaat chief Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi.
They said that justice was not served in past six years and demanded government to bring the involved persons in the attack under book immediately.聽聽聽聽聽
Ulema Mashayekh Bangladesh, a platform of a group of Islamic scholars and leaders, raised the demand at a press conference held at the National Press Club marking the 6-year of the incident.
In a written statement, Mufti Amanul Haque from the platform said that Saad supporters brutally attacked on tablighi people and madrassah students and teachers while preparing the Ijtema ground at Tongi on December 1 in 2018 to grasp the leadership.
Amanul claimed that Saad faction and Awami League leaders and law enforcement officials were involved behind the attack.
Awami government did not take any steps to bring the attackers and involved persons to book despite promising several times, said Amanul, adding that the victims are optimistic about justice now as the Awami fascist regime has ended end.
Amanul said that they demanded the interim government take steps for an investigation within the shortest time by a judicial inquiry commission into the attack.
鈥楾he perpetrators must be identified and justice must be ensured,鈥� said Amanul.
Responding to a 抖阴精品 question, Maulana Shahriar Mahmud said that a case was filed in connection to the attack but the AL suppressed it.
鈥楩iling a fresh case in connection to the attack is under process,鈥� said Shahriar.
Maulana Abdul Hamid, Maulana Nazmul Hasan, Mufti Kifayat Ullah Azhari, Maulana Masudul Karim and Maulana Lokman Mazhari, among others were present at the press conference.