Allegations of attack on National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Naseeruddin Patwari in Jhenaidah. The incident took place in front of Jhenaidah Municipal Collectorate Jame Masjid after 2 o’clock on Friday.
Hamid Parvez, joint coordinator of Jhenaidah district branch of NCP, told the media that they are staying at Jhenaidah police station after the attack. Details will be given later.
Nasiruddin Patwari posted about it on his verified Facebook ID at 3:05 PM after the incident.
According to the post, “According to the pre-arranged program in Jhenaidah, the Chhatra Dal and Juba Dal leaders and workers started attacking in the presence of the police immediately after they came out after offering Friday prayers at the Municipal Collector’s Jame Masjid, just opposite the District Commissioner’s residence. First, eggs, bricks are thrown, followed by random hits with hockey sticks. Three were beheaded and several were injured. Kill punches were also targeted at me and fellow NCP member Tarek Reza.’
Naseeruddin said in a Facebook post that the attackers took away mobile phones, cameras and wallets, saying, ‘We are currently staying at the police station and preparing to file a case. Chhatra Dal, Juba Dal, BNP are again preparing to attack in front of the police station.
Local Chhatra Dal and Youth Dal leaders were not immediately available for comment.
