A leader of the district committee of the banned organization Chhatra League was reportedly attacked and had the tendons in his hands and feet severed in Manikganj. The incident took place on Sunday night near a brick kiln in the border area between Manikganj Sadar and Singair upazilas.
The seriously injured leader has been identified as Bashir. He is the deputy employment affairs secretary of the banned Chhatra League's Manikganj district committee and the son of Monir Hossain from Palorar Char village in Betila-Mitra union of Sadar upazila. Rescued in a critical condition that very night, he was admitted to a hospital in Dhaka, where he is currently undergoing treatment.
Confirming the truth of the incident on Monday, September 28, District Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Fahim Asjad stated that the location of the attack falls approximately 200 yards inside the jurisdiction of Singair Police Station, just beyond the boundary of Sadar Police Station. However, it could not be immediately confirmed who carried out this barbaric attack or for what purpose. Legal steps and the process of filing a case in this regard are underway.
Meanwhile, the district branch of Chhatra League strongly condemned and protested the attack. In a joint statement issued on Monday afternoon and signed by district committee President M A Sifad Quraishi and General Secretary Rajidul Islam, BNP and Jamaat were blamed for the attack.
