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Cox’s Bazar: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists have been accused of assaulting and harassing pro-Awami League lawyers at the Cox’s Bazar court premises over the chanting of the slogan “Joy Bangla”.
The incident reportedly began after several lawyers chanted “Joy Bangla” when Nurul Bashar, president of Teknaf upazila Awami League, was produced before the court.
At one point, JCD activists allegedly confronted the lawyers and assaulted them. Separately, JCD leader Rahimmullah Khan Rana has also been accused of attacking journalist Erfan Hossain on the court premises. The separate incidents triggered tension at the court.
The incidents took place on Tuesday (November 10) morning. A day earlier, on Monday evening (November 9), Teknaf police arrested Nurul Bashar from the High School area of Teknaf municipal town.
According to multiple eyewitness accounts, several lawyers identified as pro-Awami League supporters began chanting “Joy Bangla” when Nurul Bashar was brought before the court on Tuesday morning.
Among them was lawyer Tamim, a former general secretary of Eidgaon upazila Chhatra League. He and several others were allegedly beaten up. A group of JCD activists later confronted them, triggering tension on the court premises.
Meanwhile, city JCD leader Rahimmullah Khan Rana has been accused of assaulting journalist Erfan Hossain at the same court premises.
Erfan said he went to the court with another journalist after learning that an Awami League leader from Teknaf was being produced there. He alleged that several people, led by Rana, attacked him.
According to Erfan, he had been threatened earlier on Tuesday morning over a report he published about Rana’s father. He alleged that the attack took place later in the afternoon after Rana spotted him on the court premises.
Erfan claimed the assault followed the threats he received over his reporting. He added that Cox’s Bazar district Chhatra Dal President Fahimur Rahman and others intervened to rescue him.
