Detective Branch (DB) of police have arrested five persons for an attempt to kill Supreme Court Assistant Attorney General SR Siddique.
Of the five, one is lawyer Osman Chowdhury, Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Additional Deputy Commissioner Shah Alam Mohammad Akhtarul Islam confirmed this on Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, Ajharul Islam, DMP Ramna Zone Additional Deputy Commissioner, said four were arrested from the capital's Gulshan area on charge of attempt to kill SR Siddique.
A case was filed with Shahbagh Police Station on Friday night where BNP-backed candidate Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kajol and independent candidate Adv Nahid Sultana Juthi, among others were made accused.
On Friday (March 8), the counting of votes was suspended following
commotion and scuffle over ballots counting at the SCBA auditorium after
the two-day election for 2024-25.
Witnesses said outsiders were seen gathering at the different places of the association building since Thursday evening. Several candidates also raised objections on inconsistency in balloting, however, ballot sorting ended after 2am on Friday. But several candidates disagreed over starting the voting counting.
Secretary candidates Nahid Sultana and Blue Panel’s Ruhul Kuddus agreed to count ballots at night, while White Panel's Shah Manzurul Haque and several other candidates said counting should take place during the day and that led to the scuffle.
At one stage, the election conducting sub-committee announced ballots had been sealed and counting would take place on Friday afternoon, which several candidates opposed.
Early on Friday, a lawyer tried to open the SCBA auditorium door a sub-committee member objected, and they exchanged heated arguments. At one stage, several people from outside entered the auditorium and attacked the sub-committee member and assistant attorney general SR Siddique. They also beat several other lawyers, leaving them injured. Police, however, rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
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