Rangpur engineer on remand

A Rangpur court yesterday granted a seven-day remand for a sub-assistant engineer of Rangpur Zila Parishad, in a case for attacking Hindus in Sadar upazila over a Facebook post on November 10.

Fazlar Rahman, a resident of Rangpur city, is the prime accused in the case. He went into hiding immediately after the incident.

Police arrested Fazlar from Shyamoli in Dhaka on December 21.

Senior Judicial Magistrate's Court gave the order when Fazlar was produced before it with a 10-day remand prayer in the case.

Titu Chandra Roy, 42, son of Khagen Chandra Roy of Thakurpara village in the upazila allegedly gave the post in his Facebook page in mid-October.

Local grocer Md Razu Mia filed a case, accusing Titu, with Gangachara Police Station on November 6.  Titu is now in Rangpur jail.

On November 10, hundreds of people gathered at Sholeya Shah Bazar to stage demonstration against the Facebook post of Titu Chandra Roy.

Suddenly, the protesters attacked houses of the Hindus at Thakurpara village. They damaged, torched and looted 20 houses. A man was also killed during the attack.

Sub-Inspector Rezaul Islam of Rangpur Sadar Police Station and SI Rafiqul Islam of Gangachara Police Station filed separate cases, accusing Fazlar and 2,000 unidentified people.