Sylhet Representative/

Former Central Chhatra League member and Sylhet Judge Court Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) Advocate Prabal Chowdhury Pujan was attacked. The attack took place on Thursday (August 10) at around 8 pm on the Sylhet District and Metropolitan Chhatra League committee and a post on his Facebook about sugar smuggling.

The Bangladesh Chhatra League Central Executive Committee has formed a 4-member investigation committee for a fair and impartial investigation of the incident.

This information was announced in a circular signed by Deputy Office Secretary Sadi Mohammad Akash on the verified Facebook page of Bangladesh Chhatra League around 5:15 pm on Friday.

According to the circular, according to the urgent decision of the Central Executive Council of Bangladesh Chhatra League, it is being informed that a 04 (four) member investigation committee has been formed for the purpose of a fair and impartial investigation of the untoward incident that happened in Sylhet yesterday (August 10, 2023) and the investigation committee will be investigated as soon as possible. The report is directed to be submitted to the office cell at 23, Bangabandhu Avenue.

The members of the investigation committee are – Fuad Hossain Shahadat, Vice-President, Bangladesh Chhatra League, Barikul Islam Badhan, Vice-President, Bangladesh Chhatra League, Mainul Howlader, Vice-President, Bangladesh Chhatra League and Md. Tawheed Boni, Legal Secretary, Bangladesh Chhatra League.

It is known that hundreds of leaders and workers of Sylhet District and Metropolitan Chhatra League gathered at Dariyapara Point on Thursday night around 8:30. Locals said that several rounds of gunshots were heard. Later BCL activists attacked the worship. The attackers fired several rounds and detonated cocktails. At this time, cocktails were exploded targeting the worshipers. Pujan was injured by a splinter in his leg. Later the assailant left the scene with a procession.

After the attack, Advocate Pujan said that he made several posts on Facebook about the Chhatra League committee of Sylhet district and metropolis and sugar smuggling. He later deleted the post on the request of senior party leaders. Chhatra League activists were threatening him because of this post. At around eight o’clock on Thursday night, he was attacked under the leadership of top leaders of Sylhet District and Metropolitan Chhatra League.

Advocate Pujan said that Sylhet district BCL president Nazmul Islam, general secretary Rahel Siraj and metropolitan BCL general secretary Naeem Ahmad led the attack while wearing helmets.