Elderly Man Throws Shoe at ACC Chairman in Bogura

Local correspondent

An elderly fish farmer threw a shoe at Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen in anger over his failure to accept his complaint at a public hearing in Bogra.

The incident took place at Titu Auditorium around 1 pm today, Sunday, August 10.

Eyewitnesses said that the thrown shoe fell under the stage. Immediately after the incident, the old man was taken out of the auditorium. Later, on the orders of the ACC chairman, he was brought back inside and allowed to sit.

Bogra Sadar Police Station OC Hasan Bashir said that the person who threw the shoe is a fish farmer named Sakhawat Hossain Mandal (65). He has been a victim of fraud for a long time and has not received any redress despite complaining to various departments.

Complaining to the police administration, the Home Ministry, and even the Army Chief’s office did not yield any solution. As a last resort, he came to submit his complaint to the ACC public hearing. But he became angry when his complaint was not accepted there either.

The OC also said that at one stage of the public hearing, Sakhawat suddenly got angry and took off his shoes and threw them at the ACC chairman. The officials immediately removed him.

Later, in response to questions from reporters, Sakhawat Hossain said, “I did not get justice even after filing complaints with all the departments. The Human Rights Commission ruled in my favor twice, but to no avail. Even after coming here today, they did not take up the complaint. So I threw my shoes in regret. I came home prepared to go to jail.”

The ACC chairman did not comment on the incident.