Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) Harun Or Rashid said five more people have been arrested in connection with the violence surrounding the BNP’s mass meeting on October 28. At the same time, he said, the BNP leaders who are in remand have accepted the responsibility and expressed regret for the incident of violence that day.
He said this in a press conference at his office on Wednesday (November 8) at noon.
He said, during the clashes on October 28, we have arrested five more people in connection with the killing of policeman Amirul, attack on the judge’s residence, burning of buses in Kakrail, Ramna, Maucha. Arrested Hasan Howladar Gulshan Than Chhatra Dal activist. On October 28, he vandalized the Chief Justice’s residence and set fire to a BRTC bus there. After committing these acts of violence, it ticks again.
He also said that the arrested Kamruzzaman Tuku is the joint convener of the Sramik Dal. He admitted that he played an active role in attacking the police by participating in the BNP rally.
Arrested Abul Hossain Jewel Kabi Nazrul College Chhatra Dal Vice President. During the clashes, he vandalized various structures and attacked the police. Rana Mia is the Member Secretary of Ward Number 7 Mugda Thana Chhatra Dal. The name of the arrested accused in the case of police killing of the assembly comes in the statement of section 164. Mohiuddin Hriday is the senior joint convener of Ward No. 19 of Ramna Thana Jubo Dal. Under the leadership of Rabiul Islam Nayan, member secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan South Juba Dal, they first set fire to the Balaka bus in Maucha, then set fire to the bus at Kakrail intersection and later set fire to the bus in front of the old Ramna police station.
Additional Commissioner of DB Harun Or Rashid said the earlier arrested central leaders on remand initially denied BNP’s involvement in the attacks and violence. Later, when we showed the CCTV footage, they apologized and admitted that senior leaders cannot escape responsibility for the violence.
