Atrocities before and after election rare in history: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, the way atrocities were done before and after election that is rare in the history. People’s rights are violated in this way. The mockery that happened in the name of election in the country will turn the nation into a situation without democracy and to the era of darkness. We will fight back against this.

He said this while visiting the gang rape victim at Subarnachar in Noakhali at the Noakhali General Hospital on Saturday.

Mirza Fakhrul said, the perpetrators involved and behind the crime in Subarnachar all have to be brought under justice. They should be given exemplary punishment.

Earlier the Oikyafront leaders including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came to Noakhali to visit the rape victim. They stayed there and listen to the victim. The leaders also supported her with some amount of money.

Mirza Fakhrul was accompanied by ASM Abdur Rab, Bangabir Abdul Kader Siddique, Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Joynal Abdin Faruk, Barkatullah Bulu, Md. Shahjahan, Shaheed Uddin Chowdhury Annie and other district BNP leaders.

According to the complain of relatives of the victim, local Awami League leader Ruhul Amin threatened the woman on her way back home as she casted vote for sheaf of paddy in the election which was held on Sunday (December 30). Later in the night 10-12 men led by Ruhul Amin ransacked the house of the victim, tied her husband and children, took her away from home and raped her.

On the following day husband of the victim filed a case with Charjabbar police station in Subarnachar accusing 9. So far seven accused were arrested in this connection.

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