Zahurul Haq Hall: DU probe body talks to tortured students, accused
Three of the four Dhaka University students, who were tortured allegedly by Chhatra League men at a university dormitory on January 21, yesterday spoke to the probe body formed over the incident.
The body, formed two days after the incident, also interviewed the accused Chhatra League activists.
BCL activists of Sergeant Zahurul Haq Hall allegedly tortured Mukim Chowdhury and three other students for nearly three hours before handing them to police on early January 22.
The three others are: Sanwar Hossain of political science department, Minhaz Uddin of Islamic History, and Afsar Uddin of Arabic. The trio was interviewed by the probe body yesterday.
After being released from the police station, Mukim had started a sit-in at the base of Raju Memorial Sculpture, but was compelled to call it off when his father fell ill.
Mukim and his father are now undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chattogram, his family said.
Talking to The Daily Star, Mukim’s mother said, “My husband had a sudden brain stroke after hearing that our son was beaten up. Both Mukim and his father are sick; that is why Mukim could not respond to probe body’s call for interview.”
The three-member probe body, headed by senior house tutor Prof Muhammad Jahidul Islam, was formed on January 23 to investigate the incident. The body was asked to submit its report by seven working days.
Contacted, Prof Jahidul said they have interviewed three students and some accused BCL leaders.
“But it would not be possible to submit the report by the stipulated time if the victims do not cooperate,” he added.
Comments