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Chapainawabganj: Members of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) surrounded the office of the police superintendent (SP) after police seized the unregistered motorcycle of Akhteruzzaman Akhter, general secretary of Chapainawabganj district JCD.
On Monday (September 14) night, the student organisation’s leaders and activists gathered in front of the main gate of the SP’s office and kept police personnel inside the premises effectively confined for about an hour.
Police said they stopped Akhter’s motorcycle at a checkpoint in the New Market area of Chapainawabganj town on Monday afternoon to check its documents. As the motorcycle was not registered, police seized it. An argument subsequently broke out between Akhter and the police officers at the scene.
After the incident became known, more than 50 JCD leaders and activists gathered in front of the SP’s office and chanted slogans. As they occupied the main gate, police personnel inside the office were temporarily unable to leave.
During the demonstration, some JCD activists allegedly tried to prevent journalists from taking photographs and recording videos of the incident. They were also accused of pressuring journalists to delete footage they had recorded.
Additional SP N.M. Wasim Firoz went to the scene after being informed of the incident and spoke with the JCD activists. The situation later returned to normal following discussions.
The additional SP said Akhter’s motorcycle had no valid registration documents. As part of a routine operation, Traffic Sub-Inspector Ujjal Kumar had signalled the motorcycle to stop at the checkpoint. An argument then broke out between the officer and Akhter, following which the motorcycle was seized.
He said around 50 to 60 JCD leaders and activists were present outside the SP’s office. Some of them attempted to create disorder and used abusive language toward police officers. The issue was later resolved through discussions, he added.
Regarding the alleged obstruction of journalists, district JCD president Mim Fazle Azim said there had been a misunderstanding with police over the seizure of the motorcycle. The matter was later settled through discussions. He acknowledged that if journalists had been obstructed from carrying out their work, it was also a mistake.
