AB Party’s Fuaad confronted by protesters in Barishal

Barrister
Asaduzzaman Fuaad, general secretary of Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party, faced
protest in Barishal from a section of locals and activists during the
foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Mirganj Bridge in the Barishal-3
(Babuganj-Muladi) constituency this afternoon.
The incident occurred around
2:00pm at a programme held on the bank of Arial Kha river along the
Rahmatpur–Babuganj–Muladi–Hizla road.
Witnesses
said a group, identified locally as a faction of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal
(JCD), surrounded Fuaad and shouted "bhua, bhua".
As tension escalated, Fuaad
left in his car.
Locals said the protest
stemmed from allegations made by Fuaad on "extortion" demanded by
some residents of the area.
Atiqur Rahman Al-Amin,
convener of the Babuganj unit of JCD, denied organisational involvement,
saying, "He [Fuaad] falsely accused locals of extortion. We, as ordinary
residents, protested. This had nothing to do with JCD or BNP."
However, Rabbi, who
accompanied Fuaad, alleged that BNP and JCD activists, including Rajon Sikder,
member secretary of Rahmatpur union BNP; Atiq Al-Amin, president of Babuganj
unit of JCD; and Ferdous, president of Rahmatpur union of JCD, were involved in
the incident.
Babuganj Police Station
Officer-in-Charge Ehteshamul Islam confirmed the incident. "There was no
physical altercation. Police were present. No complaint has been filed,"
he said.
In a statement, AB Party
Chairman Mojibur Rahman Monju and Joint General Secretary Barrister Zobayer
Ahmed Bhuiyan strongly condemned what they described as an "attempted
attack and harassment" of Fuaad by "BNP-linked" miscreants.
They alleged that a group had
earlier demanded money from the bridge contractor and later issued threats.
"When Barrister Fuaad spoke out against this, they shamelessly attacked
him," the statement read.
The party demanded immediate
arrests of those involved and urged authorities to ensure rule of law and
peaceful political environment.
















