MP hopeful, his brother sued

Two cases have been filed with Nagarkanda Police Station in connection with the attack on the motorcade of Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, deputy leader of parliament, on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur's Nagarkanda upazila on Friday.

Ariful Islam, chairman of Phulsuti Union Parishad, filed a case against 56 people including Jamal Hossain Mia, joint secretary of Nagarkanda upazila Awami League (AL), also a MP nomination hopeful from Faridpur-2 (Saltha-Nagarkana), and his brother Kamal Hossan Mia, a councillor of Faridpur Zila Parishad, for the attack.

Humayun Kabir, sub-inspector of Nagarkanda Police Station, filed another case against 13 people including Jamal Hossain Mia and Kamal Hossan Mia on charge of creating obstacle to official duty and attack on police.

“Around 2:30pm on Friday, when Sajeda Chowdhury was on the way to her village home at Saltha on a two-day visit, her supporters stood near Nagarkanda intersection to welcome her. Some of them reportedly damaged Jamal's posters and vandalised an archway set up in support of Jamal,” said ASM Nasim, OC of Nagarkanda Police Station.

Hearing the matter, Jamal's followers took position near Talma intersection in Nagarkanda and hurled brickbats at Sajeda's motorcade, breaking the glasses of three cars,” he said, adding that police arrested four people in connection with the incident.