Ex-law minister Anisul assaulted at N'ganj court

Former law minister Anisul Huq has allegedly been assaulted by pro-BNP lawyers at a Narayanganj court, reports bdnews24.com.

The incident occurred at around 2:45pm on Monday.

According to Court Police Inspector Kaiyum Khan, Anisul was brought to the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Moinuddin Kadir in Narayanganj for a remand hearing linked to the murder of Hafiz Solaiman, who was killed during the July Uprising.

Kaiyum confirmed that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) requested seven-day custody to question Anisur, but the court remanded him for four days.

Journalists who witnessed the incident said Anisul had been brought to the courtroom where "pro-BNP lawyers" shouted slogans demanding a death penalty for him.

After the hearing, as Anisul exited the courtroom, the lawyers began slapping him. The former minister was wearing a police helmet during the attack as seen in footage captured by media personnel.

Seeing chaos unfold, police officers in charge of Anisul's security swiftly escorted him away from the courthouse and placed him in a prison van. While he was inside the prison van, the lawyers outside the court premises shouted: "We want the death penalty, we want the death penalty for Anisul Huq."