A case was filed against former member of parliament Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman and 97 others over allegations of attacking students and the public during the student movement in Habiganj.
The case was filed on Wednesday afternoon at Chunarghat police station in Habiganj by Md Mostafizur Rahman from Noagaonin Habiganj.
An additional 150 to 200 unknown individuals have been accused in the case.
Chunarghat police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Hillol Ray has confirmed the authenticity of the case.
According to the complaint, on July 16, students and the public gathered at Shayestaganj's new bridge roundabout on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway during the student movement. Around 4:30pm that day, under the instructions of former MP for Habiganj-4, Sayedul Haque Suman, a group of people attacked the protesters.
The accused assaulted the leaders and activists of the anti-discrimination student movement with local weapons, resulting in numerous injuries.
During the movement, under Barrister Suman's instructions, accused Manik Sarkar attacked Aliur Rahman from Borgaon village with a machete. Another accused, Kabir Mia Khandaker, severely beat the complainant with a rod, causing serious injuries.
Other accused individuals also violently attacked the protesting students and public with weapons.