Vandalism in Bar Association exams: 49 arrested, 24 in pretrial detention



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During the written examination of the Bar Association, 5 cases were presented in three police stations in the capital. The number of defendants in these cases is around a thousand. However, 49 people have been arrested in the incident. And 24 of them have been referred. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim approved the order on Sunday. The matter has been confirmed by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Dhaka Crime, Information and Prosecution Department, Zafar Hossain.

He said that the investigating officers of the case appeared at the Dhaka Main Metropolitan Magistrates Court in 49 separate cases. The investigating officers requested preventive detention for 3 days. Following the request, the judge ordered the preventive detention of 24 people in one day. Others were sent to prison.

Mohammadpur police said they had brought a case against Mohammadpur Central College for vandalism and assault on the police. In the case, 18 people were named and another 500 people were named as defendants. Eleven people have been arrested in the case and pretrial detention has been requested.

Newmarket police said BCSIR school authorities filed a total of three cases, including one and two plaintiffs, in connection with the vandalism of the Bar exam. A total of 37 people were named and 250 people were charged in the incident. 36 people have been arrested and in preventive detention in these cases.

Sutrapur police said there was a case of vandalism in connection with the Bar Examination. However, one person has been arrested and detained in the incident.

It is worth mentioning that the written examination of the Bar Association for admission as a lawyer began at 9 am on Saturday in 9 centers in the capital. More than 13 thousand students participated. Within five minutes of the start of the test, the students from the two centers began boycotting the test with the slogan ‘The question has become difficult’ and continued chanting slogans. The two centers are Mohammadpur Government Model School and College and Dhaka Metropolitan Women’s College. The situation is similar at Mohammadpur Women’s College, Mohammadpur Central College, and BCSIR High School. Some students from other schools go to these institutions and stop the exam.

Ittefaq / ZHD



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