Clash Outside NCTB: Case Filed Against 300 Individuals

Staff Reporter

A case has been filed following a clash involving Pahari Chhatra Parishad members in front of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) office in Dhaka’s Motijheel. The case names two detained individuals along with around 300 unidentified persons as accused.

Jagadish Chakma, president of the Dhaka Metropolitan chapter of the Pahari Chhatra Parishad, filed the case at Motijheel Police Station this morning at 9 a.m. The case is registered under number 12.

The incident occurred on Wednesday when a group under the banner of “Aggrieved Indigenous Students and Citizens” held a protest at Dhaka University’s Raju Memorial Sculpture. The group later marched to the NCTB office to stage a demonstration. There, they clashed with another group under the banner “Students for Sovereignty.”

Several individuals, including women, were injured in the confrontation and were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.

Police detained two individuals, identified as Md. Abbas and Arif Al Kabir, in connection with the incident. The case was filed today following the clash.