BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was sued for attempt to murder yesterday.
The plaintiff claimed the BNP chairperson’s motorcade hit Chhatra League members from behind while they were protesting against her, and then the CSF personnel along with some 20 to 25 BNP activists attacked them.
The case, filed by Md Babu Hasan, sports secretary of Dhaka and Shahbagh Chhatra League, follows the Wednesday evening attack on Khaleda Zia’s motorcade at the Bangla Motor Signal.
Md Abdul Qaiyum, adviser to the BNP chair filed another lawsuit claiming 40-50 “Awami goons” attacked Khaleda Zia’s motorcade around 17:20 local time (5:20pm), as soon as it reached the Bangla Motor Signal, and injured people, security personnel included, and vandalised vehicles.
Although investigators have yet to make any progress on the cases filed against the series of attacks on the BNP chairperson, the pair of new “tit for tat” cases were filed yesterday with the Ramna police station.
For the third consecutive day on Wednesday, the BNP chairperson’s motorcade was attacked, allegedly by ruling party leaders and activists. Since Monday, her motorcade has come under attack in Karwan Bazar, Fakirapul, and most recently, at the Bangla Motor signal.
In all these incidents, the ruling party leaders were first to file cases over the incidents.
Police have yet to make any arrests in connection to these incidents.