Daughter of the late actress Diti and actor Sohel Chowdhury, Lamia Chowdhury was attacked in Sonargaon, Narayanganj. The incident took place on February 22 around 3 pm. The attack was allegedly due to property dispute.
She went live on Facebook, and the attackers were seen to approach her. According Lamia, the attackers went as far as to hurl bricks are her car, shattering the window.
Lamia said, “Ever since my mother passed away, I visit Narayanganj every Friday and Saturday with my cousins. Our relatives live there, and we spend time with them. Today, we went there as usual, but upon our arrival, we were attacked by criminals."
She said there has been attempts to seize the ancestral land in Sonargaon, Narayanganj, for some time now.
Lamia said the attackers pushed her to the ground, breaking her leg. They also snatched her phone and tore her scarf.
She said her deceased parents left this land for her and her brother who lives abroad.
"This has been going on for years," she said.
Her desperate pleas were heard on facebook too, where she wrote, “Is there no one with me? Just because my parents are gone, does that mean I have no one? No one, no one, no one."
At 4:10 pm, she made another post, stating, "They broke my leg. They are not even letting me go to the hospital. They threw bricks at my car and shattered it. I cannot walk.”
She has been posting updates on the situation through her Facebook account. At 8:09pm, she posted, "They're not letting us get insode the police station. They're attacking us and not letting us file a case."
