Chhatra Odhikar president's case against 14 BCL men dismissed

A Dhaka court today (October 18, 2022) dismissed a case hours after it was filed against 14 BCL leaders and activists over the attacks on Chhatra Odhikar Parishad members on Dhaka University campus and Dhaka Medical College Hospital on October 7.

Earlier in the day, Chhatra Odhikar Parishad President Bin Yamin Mollah filed the case with the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Md Shafiuddin, bench assistant Gautam Chandra Das confirmed the matter to The Daily Star.

The magistrate dismissed the case "finding no cogent grounds", the bench assistant said.

In his complaint, Yamin said they arranged a rally on October 7 marking the 3rd death anniversary of Buet student Abrar Fahad in front of Raju Sculpture on DU campus.

Abrar died on October 7, 2019, in a dormitory after being brutally beaten up by some Chhatra League men.

But BCL leaders and activists attacked them that left at least 13 injured.

Later, Chhatra League Organising Secretary Nazim Uddin and activist Aminur Rahman filed two cases with Shahbagh Police Station accusing 25, including its DU unit President Akhter Hossain and 140-150 unnamed people.