In 2017, a case has been filed in connection with the attack on Khaleda Zia's convoy at Ghopal Union area in Chagalnaya of Feni on the way to Cox's Bazar by road. In the case, former protocol officer of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Member of Parliament of Feni-1 constituency Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim has been filed against 451 people as the main accused. 251 people have been named in the case and another 150-200 have been named as unknown accused.
On Friday (October 11) night, Chagalnaya police officer-in-charge (OC) Md. Nazrul Islam confirmed this information.
7 years after the incident, the case was filed by Sultan Mohammad Sikandar Bhutto, the former Finance Secretary of Chagalnaya Upazila BNP. In the case, local public representatives, Awami League and allied organizations have been accused.
According to the statement of the case, on October 28, 2017, Awami League leaders and activists stopped Khaleda Zia's convoy at Muhuriganj on the Dhaka-Chattagram highway on the way to Cox's Bazar to visit the Rohingya camp and distribute relief. There, armed with indigenous weapons, cocktails and shots were fired. Then Awami League leaders tried to kill BNP leaders and activists by vandalizing 20-25 cars. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and many others were injured in this.
It is mentioned in the statement that there is a loss of around Tk. 1 crore 5 lakh. After the convoy left, Awami League activists ransacked the houses of BNP and other organizations and extorted money.
Among the other notable accused in the case are Jalal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury Pappu, a member of the Awami League's Central Relief and Social Welfare Sub-Committee, Khairul Bashar Majumdar Tapan, the former chairman of the Zilla Parishad, Mejbaul Haider Chowdhury Sohel, the former chairman of Chhagalnaiya Upazila Parishad, Abdul Alim Majumder, the former chairman of the Fulgazi Upazila Parishad. , newly ex-chairman of Fulgazi upazila parishad Harun Majumdar, ex-chairman of Parshuram upazila parishad Kamal Uddin Majumder, ex-mayor of Parshuram municipality Nizam Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury Sajel, ex-mayor of Chhagalnaiya municipality Mohammad Mostafa, ex-councilor of Feni municipality Amir Hossain Bahar, ex-former of Parshuram upazila Jubo League. Convener Yachin Sharif Majumdar, Mirzanagar Union Parishad Chairman Nuruzzaman Bhutto, Buxmahmud Union Parishad Chairman Abdul Gafur Bhuya, Chithlia Union Parishad Chairman Jasim Uddin, Parshuram Upazila Chhatra League President Abdul Ahad Chowdhury and others.
In this regard, Chhagalnaiya police officer-in-charge (OC) Md. Nazrul Islam said that the police have started investigation in the case filed in this incident. Necessary legal action will be taken against those involved.