BCL men 'beat' Dhaka shop owner, staffer
Bangladesh Chhatra League men have allegedly beaten a trader and his employee and demanded extortion money in Chankharpool area after taking the staffer hostage at a Dhaka University dormitory.
Al Amin is the owner of Bonophul Sweets and Bakery while Gias Uddin manager.
Witnesses said Ariful Islam Jisun, deputy secretary of science and technology affairs of BCL central unit, and SM Rakib, organising secretary of DU's Fazlul Haque Hall unit, entered the bakery with cigarettes in their hands on Saturday.
“We requested them to smoke outside as the shop is air-conditioned,” said Al Amin.
Rakib called some fellow activists from the dormitory, said Al Amin. They beat the duo with sticks and took Gias to the hall, he alleged.
Later, the BCL men demanded Tk 1 lakh for freeing Gias, he further alleged.
Al Amin said he offered Tk 15,000 to them but the BCL men refused to take it.
The BCL leaders freed them in the evening after the incident came to light.
DU Proctor Prof M Amzad Ali said they have asked the dormitory authorities to identify those involved in the incident.
BCL Central President Saifur Rahman Shohag, however, said a misunderstanding took place between the shop owner and BCL leaders. “The students had an altercation with shop's staffers when the former suggested them increasing food quality.”
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