A criminal case has been filed against former student leader Habibur Rahman Habib and 15 unidentified people over an attack in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal on July uprising coordinator Hasib Al Islam and his wife.
Hasib serves as Dhaka University president of Jatiya Chhatra Shakti. The assault took place Tuesday afternoon, November 10, outside Balishira Resort in Sreemangal’s Radhanagar area.
Pritam Das, central joint member secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP), lodged the complaint Tuesday night at Sreemangal Police Station. According to the First Information Report, Hasib and his wife checked into Balishira Resort on November 8 and were riding an auto-rickshaw along Radhanagar Road after checking out around noon on November 10 when a 15-member group allegedly led by Habib blocked their way.
The complaint alleges the attackers shouted slogans threatening to kill Hasib over his role in leading the 2024 uprising that ousted Sheikh Hasina. Police filings say Habib allegedly swung a sharp machete at Hasib’s head, inflicting a deep, bleeding wound below his left wrist as Hasib raised his arm to block the blow, while others beat the couple with sticks and iron rods.
Bystanders intervened to rescue them, and Hasib was later transferred to Dhaka for advanced medical treatment. Habib later posted video of the assault on his Facebook profile before deleting it, though copies circulated through another account as local Chhatra League activists praised the footage.
Habib, a former joint general secretary of Sreemangal Government College Chhatra League, could not be reached as his mobile phone was switched off. Sreemangal Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sarkar Abdullah Al Mamun said a case has been registered and police operations are underway to arrest the suspects.
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