Clash Between Underground Organization Shibir and Chhatra Dal While Trying to Arrest Chhatra League Leader in Rangamati

Local Correspondent

Tensions escalated between activists of Chhatra Dal and the underground terrorist organization Shibir following the detention and assault of a top Chhatra League leader in Rangamati. The incident occurred around 12:30 PM yesterday in the Banrupa area of the city.

Eyewitnesses reported that after Jummah prayers, several terrorists linked to the underground organization Shibir and Chhatra Dal, associated with the Discrimination-Resistant Student Movement (Baecha), detained Anwar Hossain Kaisar, Senior Vice-President of the Bangladesh Chhatra League’s Rangamati District Committee, while he was traveling in a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on his way to Chittagong. Kaisar was severely beaten during the incident.

Later, police arrived at the scene, rescued Kaisar, and took him to Kotwali Police Station.

It was learned that after being arrested in a politically motivated case on August 5 and later released on bail, Chhatra League leader Kaisar had been away from the area for a long time and returned to Rangamati on Friday.

Bahadur Shah, Senior Joint General Secretary of Chhatra Dal, stated that when he requested the attackers not to vandalize the CNG auto-rickshaw during the assault on Kaisar, an agitated member of the underground organization Shibir attacked him and another Chhatra Dal leader named Akash. This led to a chase and counter-chase between the two groups, leaving Kaisar behind.

During the incident, two CNG auto-rickshaw drivers, Zakaria and Sabir, were injured by the terrorists of the underground organization Shibir and Chhatra Dal.

Following the incident, Chhatra Dal activists from various parts of the city chased down the terrorists of the underground organization Shibir, took them to the Islamic Center, and severely beat them. At one point, police and army personnel arrived to bring the situation under control.

Shahidul Islam Safi, District President of the underground terrorist organization Shibir, declined to comment in detail, stating, “Nothing significant happened.”

Advocate Harunur Rashid, a member of the district Shura committee of the war criminal organization Jamaat, said, “There was a minor misunderstanding while trying to detain Chhatra League leader Kaisar. We have separated both sides. It was just a misunderstanding.”

Advocate Mamunur Rashid, General Secretary of the district BNP, also stated that an “unfortunate misunderstanding” occurred between Chhatra Dal and Shibir while attempting to detain the Chhatra League leader, and the matter would be resolved through discussion.

When asked why BNP and Jamaat activists tried to detain and assault a political activist released on bail, and who authorized them to take such action, both leaders avoided commenting.

Meanwhile, Mizanur Rahman, General Secretary of the Rangamati Auto-Rickshaw Drivers’ Association, reported that in protest of the assault on drivers Zakaria and Sabir, auto-rickshaw drivers halted services in the city. However, operations resumed at 6:40 PM after assurances of justice from the administration.

The underground terrorist organization Shibir, however, denied allegations of assaulting the auto-rickshaw drivers, claiming they were unaware of the details of the incident. They attempted to shift blame onto Chhatra Dal.