Ex-MPs Sheikh Helal, Tonmoy sued in Bagerhat, ex-SP held

BAGERHAT, Feb 9 (UNB): A case has been filed against 35 Awami League (AL) leaders including former MPs of Bagerhat-1 and 2 constituencies Sheikh Helal Uddin and Sheikh Sarhan Naser Tonmoy over attack on students during July-August uprising.

Md Rafiqul Islam Mithu, a businessman, filed the case against 35 identified people and 50 to 60 unnamed ones with Fakirhat Police Station on Saturday, said officer-in-charge of the Police Station SM Alamgir Kabir.

Former superintendent of Bagerhat police Abul Hasnat Khan was arrested after he was shown arrested in the case.