Violence at SCBA: 25 pro-BNP lawyers sued

Violence at SCBA: 25 pro-BNP lawyers sued

Twenty-five pro-BNP lawyers were sued over yesterday's violence at the Supreme Court Bar Association premises.

Md Rafiqullah, assistant superintendent of SCBA, filed the case with Shahbagh Police Station last night, accusing 150 unnamed others too, Nur Mohammad, officer-in-charge of Shahbagh Police Station, told.

He, however, said none was arrested in this regard.

The complainant in the case statement mentioned that the accused are pro-BNP-Jamaat lawyers. He brought charges against them of attempting to murder an AL-leaning lawyer, sexual harassment of a female lawyer, stealing, and vandalising the office.

The accused include: BNP Joint Secretary General Mahbub Uddin Khokon, former secretary of SCBA Md Ruhul Kuddus Kazal, and BNP's Law Affairs Secretary Kayser Kamal.

Pro-BNP and AL-leaning lawyers were yesterday involved in a scuffle while holding separate programmes on the SCBA office premises over its recent annual polls.

The incident left around two dozen lawyers injured.