By Correspondent, The CNN :
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Branch (DB) chief Muhammad Haroon Or Rashid said that the remanded BNP leaders have accepted responsibility for the violence surrounding the BNP’s mass gathering on October 28. BNP leaders have also expressed their sorrow in this regard.
He said this in a press conference at his office on Wednesday (November 8) at noon.
Central leaders on remand initially denied BNP’s involvement in the attacks and violence when shown CCTV footage.
The DB chief also said that five more people were arrested in connection with the killing of policeman Amirul, the attack on the judge’s residence, the burning of buses in Kakrail, Ramna, Maucha during that day’s clash. Among them Hasan is a Gulshan Than Chhatra Dal worker howladar. He vandalized the Chief Justice’s residence and set fire to the BRTC bus there. Another person arrested is Kamruzzaman Tuku. He is the joint convener of the Labor Party. He admitted to participating in the BNP rally and taking an active role in attacking the police. Apart from this, Abul Hossain Jewel Kabi Nazrul College Chhatra Dal Vice President was arrested. He vandalized various structures and attacked the police during the clashes. Rana Mia is the Member Secretary of Ward Number 7 Mugda Thana Chhatra Dal. The name of the arrested accused in the case of police killing of the assembly comes in the statement of section 164. Mohiuddin Hriday is the Senior Joint Convenor of Ward No. 19 of Ramna Thana Jubo Dal.
He said that under the leadership of Rabiul Islam Nayan, member secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan South Juba Dal, they first set fire to the Balaka bus in Maucha, then set fire to the bus at Kakrail intersection and later set fire to the bus in front of the old Ramna police station.
Additional Commissioner of DB Haroon Or Rashid said that the central leaders who were arrested earlier on remand initially denied the involvement of BNP in the attacks and violence. Later, when we showed them the CCTV footage, they expressed regret. Senior leaders are admitting that they cannot avoid responsibility for the violence.
