Legal notice issued over refusal to register FIR

DU Correspondent

A legal notice has been served on the concerned authorities, seeking the immediate filing of a First Information Report (FIR) over the assault on several leaders of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and hall unions inside Shahbagh Police Station.

The notice was issued by DUCSU Social Welfare Secretary AB Zubayer on Tuesday through Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Mohammad Saddam Hossain.

It was addressed to Senior Secretary of the Public Security Division, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Deputy Commissioner of Ramna Division, and Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shahbagh Police Station.

According to the notice, a fake photocard in the name of Abdullah Al Mahmud, a Dhaka University student, was circulated on social media around 6:30 pm on April 23. When he went to Shahbagh Police Station to file a complaint, he was allegedly confined by around 100-120 activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) inside the station.

Upon receiving the news, AB Zubayer, along with other DUCSU leaders and representatives, went to the police station around 7:00 pm. The notice alleges that JCD activists then assaulted them inside the station, striking them on the head and causing serious injuries.

It further states that the victims took shelter in a room inside the police station but were followed and attacked again. They were later rescued by other students and admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where they received treatment and were discharged with medical certificates.

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