They were not loan defaulters
Staff Correspondent
Two farmers, released on orders of Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed last Monday following media reports that they were held on charges of defaulting on Tk 319 loan, were in fact arrested for assaulting a female NGO worker, claimed different development organisations in Cox's Bazar on Friday. At a press conference held under the banner of Cox's Bazar NGO Alliance, COAST (Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust) said the two farmers were held on charges of assaulting one of its employees Mohsena Begum, manager of Badarkhali branch. According to the COAST, some local people assaulted Mohsena on June 20 while she was performing duties. Mohsena filed a complaint with Chakaria Police Station the next day and a general diary on June 25. The two were arrested the next day in connection with the case, according to a press release. In the press conference, Mohsena said she was compelled to take legal recourse as the local union parishad member threatened her when she approached him to settle the matter. COAST said the newspapers ran the reports carrying quotes of Shahidullah, general secretary of Chakaria Human Rights Commission, who is also the lawyer of the accused of the case.
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