In Madhupur, Tangail, a man’s wife and local residents formed a human chain and staged a protest march demanding his punishment as an alleged drug dealer. Residents of the Garobazar (Mohishmara) area of the upazila’s Mohishmara union also demanded the withdrawal of a case he had filed.
The human chain was held on the Dakshin Mohishmara Garobazar-Mominpur road in the upazila at noon on Saturday, 7 November.
Speakers at the human chain alleged that Habibur Rahman faces several drug cases. They said he was spreading drugs among ordinary people in the area, including teenagers and school and college students. When Rahim Badsha, general secretary of the mosque committee, protested, they alleged, Habibur harassed him by filing a fabricated case against him. They alleged that people who protest against his activities are harassed with various false and fabricated cases.
The speakers said ordinary people in the area were suffering because of these cases and the harassment. They demanded the immediate withdrawal of the harassing cases and legal action against him after a fair investigation of the allegations.
Those who spoke at the human chain included Habibur Rahman Habu’s wife Taslima Khatun, Rahim Badsha, who says he is a victim, Montaz Ali, Sayed and other local residents.
A protest march followed the human chain, in which several hundred women and men from the area took part.
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