Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed for organisational and administrative actions against those who attacked Nurul Haque Nur, Vice-President (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUSCU) and his supporters on Sunday.
Quader, also the Minister for Road, Transport and Bridges Affairs, made this disclosure while talking to reporters at his ministry office.
“Legal action will be taken against whoever were involved in the attack”, he quoted the prime minister as saying.
Quader himself also condemned the attack and said the persons who attacked Nur and his supporters in broad day light would be punished.
Asked about Muktijuddho Moncho activists, who were also involved in the incident, the minister said he talked to the home minister on this matter and asked him to take action against the attackers.
He termed the incident as embarrassing to the party.
It should be mentioned that, activists of a faction of Muktijuddho Moncho, mostly comprising of Chhatra League supporters, once again beat up and injured Nur, storming into his office at the Ducsu building on Sunday. At least 27 of his supporters were injured in the attack carried out around 1245pm after DUCSU Assistant General Secretary and BCL leader Saddam Hussain threatened Nur with dire consequences if he didn’t leave his office.
Dhaka University Proctor Prof AKM Golam Rabbani went to the spot around 100pm and sent 20 of the injured to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).Of them, 14 were released after primary treatment, and six others, including Nur, were admitted to the hospital. One of the six, Tuhin Farabi, a student of a private university in the capital, was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit from the emergency unit after he had breathing problems and convulsion.
Besides, AL presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak promised to punish the attackers on Nurul Haque Nur and others.
The attackers will be identified and brought to book, Nanak said when visiting the Ducsu VP and others on Sunday night.
Awami League leader AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) acting President Al-Nahean Khan Joy and acting General Secretary Lekhak Bhattacharjee accompanied Nanak.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, Proctor AKM Golam Rabbani, Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna, BNP Joint Secretary General Habibun Nabi Khan Sohel also visited Nur and the others at the hospital.
Meanwhile, Detectives on Monday detained two leaders of Muktijuddho Moncho including its central general secretary Al Mamun in connection with the attacks on DUCSU VP Nur and others.
Yeasir Arafat Turjo, general secretary of DU unit of Muktijuddho Moncho was among the two detainees, said Abdul Baten, Additional Commissioner (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). A DB team detained the duo after conducting a drive, the police official added.