Ruling party MP Chhabi Biswas was injured during clashes between the supporters of the BNP and the Chhatra League in Bakshibazar area yesterday noon; later in the evening, Siddique Nazmul Alam, general secretary of the Awami League’s student body, in a Facebook status threatened to beat up the BNP bigwigs like “stray dogs.”
Until filing of the report at 10:55pm, the status was liked by 2,293 persons and shared 204 times.
As many as 606 persons commented on the post, hailing the move while some of them slammed the Chhatra League leader for such remark terming him a “mad dog” instead.
Nazmul wrote in Bangla: “[We] will take revenge of the attack on Chhabi Biswas within three days. Doctors asked me to take rest for another few days, but I cannot keep quite as the dogs are barking. [We] will beat up the top BNP leaders as stray dogs.”
When contacted for comments, Nazmul’s phone was found switched off. Some leaders of the organisation confirmed that he was currently undergoing treatment in Bangkok, Thailand.
In most of the comments, ruling party leaders and activists welcomed his threat saying that they were waiting for such summons to be on the field.
Some others who opposed the remark, mainly activists from the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, asked Nazmul to face the BNP without police protection.
Fazla Rabbi Shetu, the general secretary of Dhaka Medical College unit Chhatra League, wrote: “Back in style, waiting for you leader.”
Mentioning Nazmul in his comment, another central Chhatra League leader Imtiaz Bappy said: “Brother, I think we should have to show the performance of 2010.”
Ruling party supporter Nur Alam Pappu wrote a slogan that says the activists have not left the streets.
Several persons including another supporter Shafiqul Reza advocated mob beating for the BNP supporters.
On the contrary, labelling the police as “Police League,” Chhatra Dal supporter Furkan Uddin wrote: “Come [to the street] without Police League.”
Toriqul Islam said: “Brother Nazmul, your days are finished. The government will fall soon and the Awami league will be vanished.”
Some persons asked the Chhatra League general secretary to be polite since he holds an important position in the ruling party.