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Cause of repeated attacks on Nur to be investigated: Home Minister

| Updated: December 24, 2019 17:29:30


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Mentioning that those who assaulted DUCSU vice-president (VP) Nurul Haque Nur and his followers are being arrested, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said the government will investigate why he is being attacked repeatedly.

The minister came up with the remark while replying to a reporter’s question after the function of Soviet Alumni Association at Wasa Bhaban in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar.

“You all know that a case was filed over this incident. Some people have already been arrested,” he said.

He further said that those who have been accused or were seen on the spot will be apprehended for sure.

DUCSU VP Nur and 22 others were injured in attack allegedly carried out by Muktijuddho Mancha and Chhatra League activists at DUCSU building on Sunday, reports UNB.

On Monday Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed the authorities concerned to take action against those who carried out the assault.

A case has been filed against 43 people, including Muktijuddho Moncho leaders Al Mamun and Yeasir Arafat Turjo, for their alleged involvement in the incident, according to local media reports.

Eight of the accused were named while the rest remained unidentified in the case, which Rais Uddin, a sub-inspector of Shahbagh Police Station, filed around 12:45am on Tuesday.

Al Mamun and Turjo were detained by detectives on Monday.

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