24 Chhatra Odhikar Parishad activists sent to jail in BCL case

24 Chhatra Odhikar Parishad activists sent to jail in BCL case

A Dhaka court has sent 24 leaders and activists of Chhatra Odhikar Parishad to jail in a case filed against them by two BCL leader and activist on charges of lunching an attack on them yesterday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahidul Islam passed the order after hearing in the case today (October 8, 2022).

Central BCL Organising Secretary Nazim Uddin and Dhaka College BCL activist Aminur Rahman filed 2 cases against the Chhatra Odhikar Parishad leaders and activists.

Shahbagh police later arrested 24 people in connection with the two cases. Also, they have also been shown arrested in the case filed by Nazim Uddin.

According to the case statement, the accused entered Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and attacked the plaintiff and his friends with sticks, hockey sticks, iron rods and locally-made weapons with an intention of killing them. They also took away cash and some important documents with them.

The court fixed October 11 as the next date for hearing on the bail petitions filed by the accused.