AL demands judicial inquiry

The AL men were marching to lay siege to the Deputy Commissioner's (DC) office demanding smooth water and power supply and protesting against price hike of essentials when they were attacked.

"We demand an immediate judicial inquiry into the attack and stern punishment of the people responsible," Deputy Leader of the Opposition Advocate Abdul Hamid told reporters at a press conference at the Dhanmondi AL office yesterday.

He said the police and BNP cadres attacked and ransacked houses and shops owned by AL men. They even filed false fabricated cases against hundreds of opposition men only to harass them.

"Police did not arrest anyone of the ruling party men or file cases against them even though they are the ones who ransacked houses and vehicles," he said. The speedy trial act is being misused against the opposition men, he added.

Hamid said politically appointed police, district administration loyal to the alliance government and the BNP cadres conducted the attack on their procession unprovoked on that day.

He alleged both the police and district administration played a partisan role during the mayhem on May 10.

"That day is not far away when the people of Netrokona will revolt and give a fitting reply to the role of the police and district administration," Hamid said adding that they would file cases against BNP men and the police in court.