Bangladesh: Lawyer killed in clash between police, followers of Hindu leader
The Hindu
Violence erupts in Bangladesh as lawyer is killed during clashes over Hindu community leader's arrest and sedition case.
A lawyer was killed on Tuesday (November 26, 2024) during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a court in the port city of Chattogram in Bangladesh, police said.
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Police said that assistant public prosecutor Saiful Islam, who is in his early 30s, was critically wounded and rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead.
The violence erupted after Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, was denied bail and sent to jail by the Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court in a sedition case. He was arrested from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka a day earlier.
Immediately after the court's order at around noon, Das' followers started to protest, disrupting the movement of the prison van carrying him. Protesters were shouting slogans demanding his release, The Daily Star newspaper reported.
Police and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) fired sound grenades and charged batons at the protesters to clear the way of the van. The van was finally able to leave the court premises at around 3:00 p.m., the report said.
Das called on his followers to remain calm from inside the prison van.
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