5 Mohila AL leaders held over attack on july-august rallies

Arrest

Dhaka, Nov 29 - Police arrested five Mohila Awami League leaders on Thursday in connection with an attack on an anti-discrimination student protests in Dhaka’s Pallabi.

Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (media) of DMP, confirmed the information.

The arrestees are Babli Begum (43), a leader of the Pallabi Thana Ward-6 unit of Mohila Awami League; Sabina Yasmin Juthi (38), general secretary of the same unit; Rita Akhter (40), organizational secretary; Nazma Akhter Sathi (30), vice-president; and Khadija Begum (34), assistant organizational secretary.

According to Pallabi police, the incident occurred on August 4, 2024, near Mirpur-10’s Popular-2 Diagnostic Center. Victim Md Abid, joining a protest demanding the government's resignation, was severely injured when Awami League activists attacked the demonstrators using firearms and other weapons.

Abid was shot in his right eye and later treated at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital.

Following a complaint by Abid’s brother, Zinnat Sayeedi, a case was filed on November 12.

Police used CCTV footage to identify and arrest the suspects, and sent them to court. - UNB