Meeting the Crime Reporters’ Association of Bangladesh (CRAB), the father of Quota Reform Movement Joint Convener, Rashed Khan, said Chhatra League President Saifur Rahman Sohag threatened to make his full family disappear.,.
Rashed’s father was speaking at a press conference on Saturday, organized by the Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council.
Rashed’s father Nabai Biswas said: ““Local Chhatra League leaders came to my house, insulted my wife and daughter. They took my cell phone number and gave it to Sohag.”
“Sohag contacted me over the phone before the day of my son’s arrest. After identifying himself he started threatening me. He told me that I had given birth to a black sheep. He asked me to stop my son, otherwise he would make my whole family disappear,” Rashed’s father added.
Nabai Biswas is a mason and lives in Jhenaidah. After the threat, he demanded the government ensure his family’s safety and security.
Rashed’s mother, Saleha Begum, said: “I bore my son’s educational expenses working as a maid in other people’s homes. My son is working for the betterment of the youth of Bangladesh. I’m requesting the prime minister to meet the demands of our sons and release them to their families.”
Rashed’s wife, Rabea Sultana Alo, demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the protesters. She also urged better treatment arrangements for those injured by the Chhatra League.
Chhatra League President Saifur Rahman has however denied the allegations against him when he spoke to the Dhaka Tribune.
He said: “The allegations against me are false and fabricated. I neither contacted nor threatened him.”
Rashed was arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of police last Sunday from Mirpur’s Bhashantek. On Monday, a Dhaka court , granted police a five day remand for Rashed Khan, in a case filed under section 56 of the Information and Communication Technology Act.
In replying to journalists’ questions about involvement in Jamaat politics, Rashed’s father said: “I have never been involved with Jamaat politics. I was only six months during the liberation war.”
“I am simply a day labourer but one group has tried to label me and my son as Jamaat-Shibir” he said.