A five-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the alleged assault of Hosne Ara, the member of parliament from reserved women's seat No 16 by a local Awami League leader of Jamalpur.
The committee, formed on Friday, was asked to submit its probe report within seven working days. Jamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, vice president of Islampur upazila Awami League, is heading the committee.
Hosne Ara made the allegation against Islampur Awami League Labour Affairs Secretary Anwarul Islam at a press conference held at her residence in Jamalpur’s Islampur upazila on Thursday.
She said the incident took place in the presence of State Minister for Religious Affairs Faridul Haque Khan during a meeting at the Islampur Awami League office at around 9pm the same day.
According to party sources, Hosne Ara asked the state minister during the meeting why she was not invited to the party program.
In response to this, Awami League leader Anwar allegedly verbally abused her. She also alleged that the Awami League leader physically attacked her in front of the state minister as well.
The news circulated in newspapers and online media on Friday.
The accused Awami League leader, Anwarul, and the state minister denied the allegations.
The state minister added there is video footage of the meeting, and they will look into the matter.
He added that Hosne Ara was trying to tarnish the party’s image.
