After the attack on a discussion of freedom fighters, academicians and journalists, senior Supreme Court lawyer and one of the founders of the Moncho-71 platform ZI Khan Panna, on Thursday asked everyone to unite against the anti-liberation forces.
โWe are not willing to compromise with the 1971 independence, the 1972 constitution, the national flag, and the national anthem. Freedom fighters unite, now is the last time to unite,โ the valiant freedom fighter said in a Facebook live.
Lawyer Panna said: “For everyone’s information, I would like to inform you that at the round table discussion of Moncho-71 at Reporters Unity at 10am today, some miscreants named coordinators are making a ruckus and raising slogans. We understand that this is due to the pressure of those in power.”
He questioned the state of freedom of expression in the country where journalists sitting in their office (DRU) are being punished.
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At that time, he called on the freedom fighters to unite on the issues of the Liberation War, the 1972 Constitution, the national anthem and the national flag.
Earlier in the morning, at least 18 guests, including Dhaka University teachers and journalists, were injured in a mob attack by Jamaat-NCP members. Later, they handed 16 people over to the police.
After 11 hours, Shahbagh police filed a case against them and showed them arrested in the case. They will be produced in court on Friday.
Gono Forum Emeritus President Dr Kamal Hossain was slated to attend as the chief guest. But he did not show up.
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The event began at 11am, one hour beyond schedule, and the mob came to the scene around 12:15pm.
Freedom fighter Abdul Latif Siddique, who was expelled from Awami League in 2014, was invited as a guest at the event.
Dhaka University Law Departmentโs Professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman spoke first. He said: โWe are seeing attempts to throw away the countryโs constitution. Behind this are Jamaat-Shibir and the National Citizen Party (NCP).โ
Right after his speech, a group of people entered the DRU auditorium in a procession, chanting slogans such as โLet the spirit of July rise againโ, โCatch the League, fill the jailsโ, and โJuly fighters, unite and fight.โ
The agitators called themselves the July Warriors and chanted slogans against Siddique during the captivity. They also tore the banner of the discussion and assaulted other guests and attendees.
Attackers identified
The Crack Platoon-Bangladesh Cyberforce Team has identified the mastermind of the attack as Jamaat-e-Islamโs Paltan Unit Ameer Shahin Ahmed Khan. It has also collected all kinds of financial and communication information, including family information, data obtained from digital devices and recent bKash transactions of some of the participants in this incident!
Under the leadership of Shahin Ahmed, others who participated in the attack were Sakibul Hasan Chowdhury (father Abdul Shahid Chowdhury, mother Sitara Begum) of Kulaura, Moulvibazar; Imam Uddin Baba (father Jamal Uddin) of Feni; Fahad Sarkar (father Md. Amdadul Sarkar) of Cumilla; and Md. Aminul Islam (father Azadul Islam, mother Husne Ara Begum) of Cumilla.
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